How to answer "why were you fired?" in an interview?

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Personally, I would not mention being fired. Maybe state a mutual agreement. Or, worth your way around that without being deceptive.

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They'll never know you got fired in the interview. They will know about it when you are selected and background checked. Then that's where you give your reasons. Just tell them that there are some things in the company that doesn't align with your principles.

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That is easy I would say I had a choice to leave on my own as after 9 months of cold calling no one could afford our much higher priced service on 5 proposals we lost to competitors that under cut our pricing. Also the only team members making sales each month where the account managers with accounts that are repeat buyers with locations on our network.

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