Got fired for fraternization. What to do now?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I had 1.5 and years of experience in a company and after a lot of struggle I got selected in a very good company which paid good.

They sent me to Singapore, and I did something stupid. I was caught fraternizing with a coworker who, unbeknownst to me, was the team lead's GF. The team lead got very angry with me but politely said that he doesn't want me in the company. After 3 months I got fired.

Now back in my country when I look for a new job the first question is always why just leave the company in just 3 months obviously, I don't want to give the real reason. And in many companies I interviewed after wasting my 2 weeks, I had to reject the offer since they don't offer good package and ask a lot of unnecessary and non-technical questions.

How can I overcome this interview situation? I want to leave all this behind and land a new job. Is there any way out of it?

Most companies I interviewed so far either don't have money or they have trust issue with me.

manpreet 2 years ago

How can I overcome this interview situation? I want to leave all this behind and land a new job. Is there any way out of it?

Most companies I interviewed so far either don't have money or they have trust issue with me.

You comments make it clear that (other than the short duration of your last job) none of this interview situation has anything at all to do with the reason you got fired. Instead, this is all about:

• Have two short-duration jobs in your recent work history
• Not wanting to accept a lower-paying job at a smaller company
• Not wanting to wait the 2 months or so you expect it would take to get hired by a larger company
• Your dislike for "a lot of unnecessary and non-technical questions"

If the short-duration jobs are the primary factor for your not getting hired (as you suspect), the challenge for you will be to calm the fears of potential employers that you will leave their job quickly.

You can best approach that by addressing it directly in your interviews. Tell the interviewer that you are now looking for a company where you can settle in for the long haul. Talk about your experience and your skills, how it would fit in well with the interviewer's company, and why that makes you feel like this is the king of company where you want to stay.

You may have to learn to tolerate "unnecessary and non-technical questions". Like it or not, it's just part of the interviewing game.

And if you truly feel that you cannot wait the amount of time it would take to land a job with the kind of company you prefer (2 months?) you may be better off taking short-duration temp jobs while you continue your search.