I was termed a few days ago, and I’m really worried about how it’ll affect finding another job. Any time I google it, the results all unanimously say to disclose it in the interview. My concern is that it would be a huge red flag and automatic turn down, regardless of how I explain it. And it occurred to me that these search results could be from corporations who want to know because it’s in their best interest, and not from experienced human beings giving actual advice
I was thinking about telling them I still work there and that they don’t know I’m looking elsewhere so I don’t want them to call. But I also recognize that if they find out I lied, that’ll certainly be an automatic turn down.
This has been the biggest source of stress on top of the genuinely traumatic experience of being fired – that the already difficult process of interviewing will be made triply hard by this fun little red flag I’ll be waving on the way in the door
Does anyone have any advice on how to handle this?