Need job interview advice. Please.

[Tina]

> Lee said:
> Personally, I do prefer the honest approach.  Perhaps stating
> that there was a conflict of interest might work.  You're
> telling the truth; you wanted to do the work properly, your
> employer blamed her goofs on you which means she was not
> interested in doing hhis/her work properly.  So, a conflict
> of interest might work.
>
> If further questioned about it, I would say that there were
> internal problems which are too complicated to get into.
> Hope that helps some.


I'm currently a recruiter for my current company, and I do
interviewing all week long...you could very truthfully say that you
were concened about the stability of the company, ie: most of your
co-workers being let go. Saying that there were conflicts that you
don't want to get into is a HUGE red flag. Potential employers don't
want to think that you are hiding something. You should be truthful
about the situation, but remain professional--Never bad-mouth a
previous boss in an interview. It's far more important to speak to
why you really loved the work that you did there--be enthusiastic.
Show that you were really passionate about your work. You might have
left for stability/personnel reasons, but you miss the work, and
want to get back into that field--then let the interviewer know what
you will bring to their company, why YOU are the one they should
hire. Best of luck to you!!

~divaTina