Monday, January 13, 2025

When an applicant is asked "Have you ever been terminated at anytime in your life?" How does the interviewer tell whether the applicant is lying when they say they haven't? Do interviewers simply assume that EVERYONE has been terminated at some point?

When an applicant is asked "Have you ever been terminated at anytime in your life?" How does the interviewer tell whether the applicant is lying when they say they haven't? Do interviewers simply assume that EVERYONE has been terminated at some point?

How do they tell the liars apart from the truthers?

Last time I was asked this question was 2015 in a Syndeo temp agency interview for a position at the Norcraft cabinet factory, so I was young and inexperienced. I said I wasn't, and that the temp job that ended in July 2009 was a youth summer opportunity with a preset contract end date, so that may or may not be considered a termination depending on who interprets that reason for leaving.

She just stood up, looked sullen, and gave a very soft handshake without much grip. She didn't even ask the question that ALL other interviewers normally ask: "Do you have any questions?"

And then there was no follow-up. It was probably for the better because I have anxiety around table saws. I don't like to get an appendage cut off by any of them. I feel safer as a delivery driver anyway.

How did she likely tell apart a liar from a truthteller? I didn't want to disclose the time I temped at Footlocker Distribution Center for Manpower for only one day due to "not getting the full grasp" of the position. I hated the repetition of unloading boxes from a truck trailer all day and evening without the ability to listen to music or audiobooks.

I didn't like various types of factory jobs anyway, and any other job with extreme repetition. The more I like a job, the better I'll do in it.

 

 

[–]Middle_Efficiency471 3 points  

I don't understand that question at all. Just because someone was terminated doesn't mean they won't be a good fit for the job they're applying for, and no one who was terminated will tell the truth anyway.

[–]wr1963 1 point  

Say no, wait for their response (fucks know what that could be) or the next question. Don't feed the beast.

[–]sheepdog10_7 1 point  

I think the only time it matters is if you are getting a job with some sort of security check - then it's as much to see if you'll lie or not.

[–]Insightseekertoo 0 points  

AFAIK They can't. Unless it is due to legal reasons with a legal file/report. However, IANAL.

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