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Sorry to hear that and kudos to wanting to improve. Fortunately no one ever really dies in advertising and you won’t be black balled.
If you tell them you were fired for underperformance, you will not be hired. Full stop.
So, you cannot say that. Just say you were recently let go and are looking for the next thing. And leave it there
The CEO and founder of my company always tells new hires that he’s been fired, laid off, reamed out, screwed over, etc., and still started and maintained a successful agency. You’ll be okay.
Thank you @producer 1. This was my first job out of college and I have learned a lot about the workforce and myself. I take responsibility for what happened and am determined to be a better employee next time. I’m glad I won’t be black balled. Any tips for finding a new job and explaining being fired? I appreciate it.
I'm back to say that nothing good will come from you confessing you were fired for performance, explaining how you're going to do things differently and someone commending you on it and giving you a job. Please do NOT fall for that fairytale scenario! This doesn't work with strangers with whom you have no prior rapport and trust developed, only with people who know and love you such as friends or family. There is no way a boss will prefer you for that over another candidate. Do not do this.
You will be absolutely fine. Especially since you sound motivated to self reflect and learn from the situation. Agreee w the above-no need to confess what happened in interviews. Let go’s happen all the time in this industry and better to imply there were layoffs or an account lost. Everyone I know has lost 2-3 jobs in the course of their 10-15 yr career. You are only blackballed if you are consistantly an ass, then you have to do damage control on your reputation. But for a loss of your first job and you were never warned, this is nothing. Network like crazy and I’m betting you’ll land your next gig within 3-4 weeks. Let us know!
How long were you there? My first ad job out of college I was fired after a month. Turned out to be a blessing. Found my next job a few weeks after. I never mentioned the job I was fired from during the interview process. Or, you can just say your previous agency was downsizing due to account losses or a reduction of client budgets. And no, there’s no blackball unless you really commit some heinous act
First job out of college I was let go after 8 weeks. Decided not to even put it on my resume.
Agree don’t disclose why you’re looking. Just don’t put an end date to your resume, just start month and year
You’ll be fine.
A ton of gold here from people already. But I lost my first ad gig after 2 months or so. Take the lessons from your last gig and grow. Then, as everyone said, don’t disclose that you were let go
Update: I got a new job and start Monday! Thank you all for the help,advice and tips. Greatly appreciated
Good on you for owning up to your mistakes and moving forward. Sounds like you learned some valuable lessons for the future
Thank you for the advice. It is very helpful. @senior content producer 1, I was there for 8 months and I was told I wasn’t performing at the level they expected me to. I didn’t commit any heinous acts so I’m hoping I’ll be okay.
Do not self initiate any "explanation" about why you're looking unless asked directly and specifically about it. Do not draw attention to things you don't want people to focus on. This goes for anything in life down to a shirt stain, btw. If asked why you're looking for a position, reply what others said above. It can be as vague as it wasn't the right fit or for personal reasons unrelated to the business and no-one will dig further
Hey there, fresh advertising friend. I’ve been in the game 8 years. I’ve been laid off, fired and even brought back as a freelancer at places that have let me go. I just want you to know that this happens to almost everyone at some point in this industry. Don’t feel down, just use it as fuel to make you better. Find a good mentor. Find a good outlet. Find a good company that will teach you to grow
Your attitude indicates you will rebound. You will unfortunately be blackballed in your last agencys holding co. Butt nowhere else unless you are a toxic person. Performance can improve. Attitude is much more difficult to change.
You are so young. You can learn from this and have a great career if you try.
I was fired from somewhere else for doing some really stupid things 15 years ago and now I am an officer of a big agency. Be thoughtful, learn, and move on. You can recover from this if you take the right attitude.
I half got fired half quit (mutual split) from my first job out of college after 6 months. Looking back on it, sure, a few people were puzzled for the abrupt end (“why didn’t you stay a year?” I was asked, in not so many words) but I gave an honest, albeit indirect answer. The team I was on was relocating to LA and I also didn’t love the job I was doing. If you wanna go for something other than account (maybe media planning?) this honest answer can help you. Or ya, like other people said, you can mention agency downsizing or restructure yadayadayada. Good luck! And hang in there. If we never have any failures, we wouldn’t appreciate our successes. 🙂
Read the book Extreme You and check out www.extremeyou.com. Excellent advice on turning that adversity into inspiration
Fired for performance issues goes both ways: if you're about to be fired, you should always know you're not up to snuff in advance (documented conversations, here's looking at you!), so what did they do to manage their expectations with you? If nothing, and prompted for an explanation, you could spin it that you just didn't get the career development engagement you needed to be successful.
If on the other hand you effed up, I'd suggest you own it: talk about the mistakes you made, what you learned and what you do differently now. I have yet to meet a higher-up that doesn't appreciate prospective hires and direct reports who are highly self-aware.
But yeah, 8 months, maybe try both ways (talking about it, not talking about it) and see how people respond? Could work either way for you.