Getting fired after month and a half
I am in state of confusion and near depression, would greatly appreciate any advice. For starters, should I post this on my resume?
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Definitely don't post this shit on your resume. Move on and look for the next job. I know how tough it is. Best thing to do is make sure you had time to get over it, keep yourself busy by picking up sports, going to the gym. Once your better and back to normal hit the job market hard, polish up that resume and send it out. Shit happens its not the end of the world.
Agree with Scooba_Steve. First, you need to calm down and relax yourself. Some companies just hide the real reason. So, don't bother about it and move on.
Don't ever put such tenure in your resume. One and a half month is not even considered an experience. So, putting that assignment in your resume is of no good to you. Start afresh and send your resume to your target companies.
If you are pre-MBA then get right back on the saddle and stay at a new firm and show growth..if post-mBA then it doens't matter as people jump a lot after grad school until they settle with a company..and it doesn't really matter post-MBA for a lot fo firms..
good luck!!
Why were you fired?
Did you just graduate?
Fired or laid off? Either way, if your old firm held your licenses (if you are licensed) the fact that you worked for that firm will show on your U-4. So if you are registered with FINRA, I wouldn't omit that from your resume because any cursory background check from a prospective employer will show you were in fact employed during the period you 'blanked spaced' on your resume. If you are registered, it also wouldn't be the worst idea to check your U-4 to see what your former employer put on your FINRA record (when they filed a U-5); just confirm it's accurate because it's what your future employer will be looking at.
It happens to the best of us; hell Steve Jobs got fired from his own company. Don't take it to heart, it's unfortunate it happened but also not the end of the world either. I was out of work for 5 months and it was a very trying time for me and my family. Agree with other poster's advice, stay active, keep a positive mindset, do some soul searching and maybe you'll realize there is something else you'd rather be doing that you couldn't have even thought of in your old position. When life hits you in face get right back up and tell it you hit like a bitch.
Good luck bro
Agree with this. Good point about the U4.
Welcome to the real world! Hopefully you learned something from it. Like to treat interviews like a two-way interview. Not just them interviewing you, but you interviewing them. Reach out to more firms get to know the people you'll be working with and see if its a good fit personality and culture wise.
you guys have been incredible in terms of support, thank you. need time to reset and jump back into things
Sorry to hear that. Good luck.
Thank you all again for everything, this moral support has been great and to refrain from getting too emotional, has definitely touched me to an extent that I never thought would happen from people I have never met before. This truly means a lot, thank you.
It is time to cease this period of self-pity and on to getting back to business. I hope to one day attain enough confidence to write my story on WSO as I have been through hell this past year, notwithstanding this shit of getting let go and the ensuing humiliation from facing my family and friends. Before that however, I'm going to grab the next chapter of my life by the fucking balls.
At this point, I would deeply appreciate career advice, from chimps to baboons to my big ass king kong's. With a quick summary of my career targets and profile -
Profile: Although I'm a recent grad from a top 5 school, my GPA is mediocre (extremely low 3). Even with my leadership positions in extracurriculars, they were in fields with little to do with finance
Goals: IBD or buyside. Specifically focusing on real estate within any field, from originations to acquisitions, will be ace. Bear in mind, these are my ideal goals and I am fully aware about how difficult it is to land these positions for most candidates
The problem is I feel like I am entering the market in a period of limbo for full-time recruitment as from my understanding, most opps usually come out during the end of the summer especially for young grads. Thank you all again, looking forward to reading your thoughts
Why'd you get fored
Edit: fored lol I'm going to keep that there to show everyone what a moran I am.
I'm in a very similar situation to OP and I completely feel the same way right now. If I don't include it in my resume, wouldn't it emerge in a background check? Would greatly appreciate any advice.
no lol.
How so? If you got paid and filed taxes, couldn't a background check company pull that up from your W-2.
Definitely don't get depressed Don't post it on your resume (assuming you did something wrong) don't repeat the same mistake
Look for another job Have confidence in your next interview Learn from your past mistake
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