Talk about your Former Job with your Recruiter

You are going to have a job interview. How to talk about your old job?

Looking for a new job. Among the embarrassing questions a recruiter may ask you is "tell me about your old position" or "why did you leave your old job? ". Whatever your feelings about it, always be honest and moderate. Here are some tips to help you.

1 - Talk well about your old missions

You may have been passionate, indifferent or unmotivated by your former missions. In any case, we will have to address them:

* start by exposing some positive points;

* then, discuss the negative points that will not be taken up, as you know, in the job proposed by the recruiter.

For example: you are applying for a sales assistant job. Previously, you worked in a call center: explain that you like to serve the customer and offer him new products but that, on the other hand, the dematerialized relationship did not suit you.

2 - Talk well about your former employer

The recruiter is interested in your missions but also in the relationship you had with your previous employer.

This can give him an idea of ​​how you handle hierarchical relationships:

* So, do not go down in flame your previous employer, even if he set unattainable goals.

* In the same way, do not incense it to the risk that one finds you nostalgic.

* Prefer a boat answer of the type: " maintain very professional relations. He knew how to motivate his teams".

3 - Talk well about your departure

End of fixed-term contract, dismissal, voluntary departure, you left your job:

* You do not have to give the exact reason to the recruiter, especially if you have been fired for misconduct.

* But try to be honest; even if they do not have the right, some employers inquire.

* So, be sure to focus on an objective cause of departure rather than a subjective cause, on facts rather than feelings.

For example: prefer to say "my employer required me to work overtime every night" to "my employer did not respect my family life". Similarly, "there was no job available at the end of my fixed-term contract" is preferable to "I think my manager was afraid I would shade him".