Termination or lay off from previous job

Someone wants to change the role simply because he/she has been terminated from his/her previous job. What would be the best answer for this question?

Termination or lay off may happen due to a lot of reasons. May be the company was not doing that well or they were undergoing a restructuring and reorganization, or may be that particular role was no longer required or may be the employee was not performing as per the expectations.

If your role was terminated owing to the company not doing well or a restructuring at work, you can explain the interviewer that this was in process since months and finally your role also came under the axe along with others. This can happen anywhere and the interviewer would be easily able to understand it.

If you were terminated for not performing well, you need to first of all analyze the reason and solution to it yourself. If you lacked some skills that you were required to develop for that particular role, try to develop them if you want to continue working in that area. When you see the interviewer explain him that you were not able to pick up on that particular skill for ‘this’ particular reason and that you understand that it is important to possess this skill to be successful in this profession & with your hard work you have already mastered the skill.

If you have been terminated for some reason, it should not bog you down. Rather, you should give yourself an opportunity for self-analysis and improvement.

Changes in life should always be taken with a positive attitude as it takes you a step forward to success.