You can provide whatever reason you feel necessary regarding the situation or reasons of why your employment ended, but if you allow the potential employer to contact your previous employers, you open the door for criticism and you could be caught in a lie, providing that you fasified the nature and reasoning of your employment and the circumstances on how it ended. Employers can provide any information that they are asked provided by applicable local or state law.I have not had any luck either with being honest. like Why, when, what happened and so forth. A previous employer can say you were fired.This also provides time for you to evade a decision making reply,that gives away In-depth idea of your attitude.
You see, a non-decisive answer provides for others to think of Other important subjective things.Is this true? Or can I say that there was a lay off? Please respond, Thanks I am continually told that a past employer cannot say I was fired. I am always told the position was given to a more qualified individual. The problem is resolved, I am willing and ready to return to work. I always explain in the interview that "I was let go for a personal problem that affected my attendance. On the application I state "Let go for a personal problem would, like to discuss". I have not received any employment opportunities since I have been honest stating the reason I was let go.Because new employer wouldn't want you leaving and speaking badly about their organization.
Could also restate question:"My position was terminated in 1995 at xyz because, however, I really enjoyed working there." Never speak badly about previous employers- no matter how much they sucked. Was not able to keep up with pace in that type of job due to health issues- ex. refused to perform certain activities to unsafe working conditions). If I felt the need to cover it up a little, I would blame it on downsizing, but honesty is the best policy.