arabianights:

Course of study: electronic engineering
It was my first job.
Stayed with them for 1yr 6mths. Although I yr was as a graduate Trainee.
Sector: manufacturing

First of all,please accept my apology on this unfortunate incidence.Note that its a daily occurence in organizations
I can just imagine the psychological torture you are going through but dont take it too hard> I know quite a number that moved on to better jobs after having their appointments terminated.

you need to give us background information

----What did you study?
----Was that your first job?
---How long did you work for them?
----What offence did u commit to have your appointment terminated ?
----Do u have savings?
-----Do u have dependants?
-----What sector did u work in?

imagodei:
Dear Nairalanders,

I will like seek your counsel on something.

I was recently dismissed from my company.

Some friends have advised that I delete everything about this company from my cv. If I follow their counsel, my cv will almost look bare.

Please advise me on what to do.

Best Regards.

Mods, please help me do the needful.

arabianights:






First of all,please accept my apology on this unfortunate incidence.Note that its a daily occurence in organizations
I can jusYesagine the psychological torture you are going through but dont take it too hard> I know quite a number that moved on to better jobs after having their appointments terminated.

you need to give us background information

----What did you study?
----Was that your first job?
---How long did you work for them?
----What offence did u commit to have your appointment terminated ?
----Do u have savings?
-----Do u have dependants?
-----What sector did u work in?

TopHand:
All those advising NLander not to delete this misfortune from his CV do you what was his offence? until he tells us we must assume it was bad and of course any new employer is going to contact his old employer especially if he spent up to or more than 5 yrs there if contact cant be establish his application is going nowhere, so best option is for him to find a relative/family friend who owns a company business and get that time period covered.

MarvellousGod:
Why were you dismissed? This forms the basis for your decision. ..

bigerboy200:
Why were u dismissed

Kachisbarbie:
Why were you dismissed, Uncle? ?

I see no reason why I/you should delete experience that I/you hustled and suffered to attain in this era that fresh graduates are asked for '5yrs experience'.

Did you commit fraud?

freemon50:
Why
Why
Why

Jide Imagodei why were you fired??

Lots of Why without a reply from you OP

imagodei:

Sorry for not replying on time.
I was fired because of the job done by one of my associates and it resulted to the death (electric shock) of another staff.
In my query, I was said to have poorly supervised a job and working without work permits. Then in the dismissal letter, it was stated I was culpable for serious misconduct.

refreshrate:


See wahala o.

Dismissal is dismissal leave story or have you heard of good dismissal before?

arabianights:


Boss, even in my former place of work ,i have colleagues that were wrongfully dismissed this led to a series of law suits whilst some were offered their jobs back .My asking him for the reason is to advise him further or do u believe one should just go ahead and give him advise as to beefing up his cv without having an idea as to his background or what necessitated the dismissal?

Have u bothered to even read his response on that? Now tell me if such an unfortunate occurence doesnt need a strategic response

This is a public forum,we learn or educate others

MRBrownJ:


this one is a tough one but you should NOT remove it from your CV.

refreshrate:


You're watching two or maybe even 3 movies at once.

If he has a court issue or whatever further assumptions you've decided to include to the issue on your own, does this concern the new employer?

OP is not fighting for his job back as painted in your scenario he's looking to move on with his life.

Try and stick to the script please.

So his new employer writes the former and you expect them to do what? begin to explain that he was dismissed wrongly and in fact they are in court but please give him the job till we are found guilty then we will remploy him?

refreshrate:


Is that right? So you'll employ someone on grounds on such in his former place of employ abi? you know he's the only one submitting cv for the position

refreshrate:


Is that right? So you'll employ someone on grounds on such in his former place of employ abi? you know he's the only one submitting cv for the position

arabianights:



YOU JUST WOKE UP FROM WHAT EVER SLUMBER YOU WERE IN AND DECIDED TO BE RUDE AND INSULTIVE.SO WHAT HAS THIS MAN DONE TO YOU NOW?

NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR FRUSTRATION,FACE IT AND FIX IT

arabianights:



GOSH WHY ARE PEOPLE...........................

CAN YOU PLEASE SAVE YOUR ENERGY AND ASSIST THIS YOUNG MAN WITH A GOOD RESPONSE!!!!
AM NOT ASKING FOR YOUR ATTENTION,HE IS!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

imagodei:
Sorry for not replying on time.
I was fired because of the job done by one of my associates and it resulted to the death (electric shock) of another staff.

In my query, I was said to have poorly supervised a job and working without work permits. Then in the dismissal letter, it was stated I was culpable for serious misconduct.

MRBrownJ:


if it was an accident then why remove it from his CV?
if it was error of judgment from his part, then also, why remove it? everybody CAN make a mistake, and so long as they learn from it, its all good. if the person is remorseful, eager to show that they can move on and improve from that accident, then so be it.

it is the negative character/traits in a prospective new employee that i would certainly run from.

MarvellousGod:
Quite unfortunate.. Competency is a serious business in some companies esp multinationals, HSE too...

I will say you do not remove the experience from your CV especially if you had many years with them..

During your next job interview;
Say the truth when asked why you left your previous work, tell them how painful and regretful the experience is, emphasise on how you ve improved or learnt from the experience. .
If possible, do a kinda training that's geared towards preventing the kind of mistake you made, this will be a solid back up...

People get fired but they still get jobs..
Your company did what they should have done because no company will leave an employee who caused a death in their company but it may not mean you're entirely bad or incompetent. ...

Generally, package yourself well and be confident... All the best

Rip to your dead colleague

Meanyl, learn to wait for work permit before embarking on a job next time, don't cut corners no matter how urgent the job is to avoid accidents like this. And ur boss will deny you if anything happens. ..

MRBrownJ:


if it was an accident then why remove it from his CV?
if it was error of judgment from his part, then also, why remove it? everybody CAN make a mistake, and so long as they learn from it, its all good. if the person is remorseful, eager to show that they can move on and improve from that accident, then so be it.

it is the negative character/traits in a prospective new employee that i would certainly run from.

refreshrate:
His previous company that had better understanding of the situation dismissed him, so you expect the new company to now be magnanimous on the issue from a distance with the assumption the former company was wrong in their decision?

ok o

refreshrate:

Causing the loss of an employee is a negative trait last i checked, or what could possibly be heavier than that on the scale of negatives sir?

arabianights:






First of all,please accept my apology on this unfortunate incidence.Note that its a daily occurence in organizations
I can just imagine the psychological torture you are going through but dont take it too hard> I know quite a number that moved on to better jobs after having their appointments terminated.

you need to give us background information

----What did you study?
----Was that your first job?
---How long did you work for them?
----What offence did u commit to have your appointment terminated ?
----Do u have savings?
-----Do u have dependants?
-----What sector did u work in?

MRBrownJ:


ps dont misunderstand what i wrote: there is nothing wrong with making a mistake, everybody does at one point in their lives, its the nature of that mistake that matters. when you lie/cheat/steal and get caught, then the problem is not the fact that you got caught, the problem is your CHARACTER, and these issues will happen again and again. but if this was an unfortunate accident, then this might never happen again (unless the employee is very unlucky)

btw, if you will never employ someone that got fired then here is food for thought:
- Steve Jobs was once fired from Apple and only came back to the company 10yrs later, wouldnt you have employed this genius?!
- Walt Disney was fired from his earlier job because he "supposedly" lacked imagination.
- Oprah Winfrey was once fired from her job as a television reporter because she was supposedly "unfit for TV"
- Soichiro Honda was actually turned down from a job as an engineer at Toyota before he created his own company HONDA.
- Harland David Sanders (founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken) was going around every restaurants trying to sell his famous chicken recipe and was turned down 1009 times before one restaurant accepted it.

so just because someone may be unfit to one company, doesnt automatically mean he will be unfit for yours.

imagodei:

-What did you study? Electronic Engineering
----Was that your first job?Yes
---How long did you work for them? 1yr 6mths (1 yr as graduate Trainee)
----What offence did u commit to have your appointment terminated ? I have posted it
----Do u have savings? Yes
-----Do u have dependants? Yes
-----What sector did u work in? Manufacturing