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Career advice for me, after being let go

 
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Hello,
I was fired from my mainframe job recently. I missed a deadline for a project, and didn't ask for help towards the end. They thought I wasn't being communicative enough, and so, gave me the boot. I have been emailed an offer to discuss a job using C, and was wondering what I should tell the person who would interview me. I fear that if I tell him I was fired, that will make for an abrupt end to the call. I feel much more confident in object-oriented programming, as facilities for practicing are more available than with legacy programming, fwiw.
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Aaron
 
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Never Lie.
Don't use the lame excuse "We had a personality conflict" that usually translates to the interviewer..."I'm hard to get along with"
Don't offer information that you're not asked for.
If the subject of getting canned does come up, don't ramble on and on explaining your life away. You'll appear to be hiding something or just look guilty.
If asked why you left your last job, explain the difficulty and what you've learned from the experience. Something like..."Now I realize more than ever the value of communication..."
Personally IMO communication break downs are never one persons fault. As a programmer and a project manager I've experienced both sides of the same coin. I've had programmers that did not communicate well and I had to constantly request updates and try to get a feel for how they were doing. That gets tiring and takes you away from more important things. I've also worked for managers the did not communicate well, that's frustrating.
All the best. Go get em.
 
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