If you were an assistant that was fired over performance, how do you tell other interviewers why you were let go?

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You don't. Why would you ever? How badly did you fuck up? Are you trying to do media again or something else? TBH if it's your first job it might have just been a fluke. I was kinda bad my first job mostly cause my team sucked and didn't train me but my second job I worked my motherfucking ass off to make sure it never happened again. Pick yourself up and dust it off. Also don't say you got fired, I would say lay offs or something. People are incredibly judgmental and no one wants to lie but I think in this case you have to.

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If you were actually "fired" over performance then they had cause. Start by reevaluating your career goals. Is this the right profession for you? Let go and fired are two different things.

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Learned a lot from it.

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just say it wasn't a good fit! They shouldn't press too much!

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You dont tell and your former employer cant legally reveal details either. I'd probably say I was laid off during budget cuts.

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"The synergy -it just wasn't there."

Don't tell. WTF...

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