If I got fired, what should I say at an interview? ?
I just recently got fired from my first job after intentionally trying to switch a fake $50 bill at my job & I got caught on camera. I’ve accepted my mistake & I’m trying to learn from it. I’m job hunting right now & I don’t know whether I should put my job on my resume not. If I put it on my resume, & I get asked at an interview why I got fired, what’s a good thing to say to still make me seem hire-able? Or is there nothing I can say? I’m not sure. Or should I just not put my job on my resume AT ALL & seem like I’m starting fresh?
Jane2020-03-13T22:32:41Z
You said that you'intentionally' tried to switch a fake note, so this of course is fraud and you would have been dismissed for gross misconduct. Moving on, you have some choices.Where this matter will come to light is if a new employer asks for a reference, and this is on your HR record, the old employer may be required to reveal the information. You can ask your old employer for a copy of your HR record, and also ask for a copy of any reference that is sent. If you were not at the job for long, you could leave it off your resume, this will leave you with no reference contact details but you could give another reference eg. school/college, voluntary work and a character reference from someone you know who is not family. This would give you a fresh start- so in the meantime, while looking for paid work, do some voluntary work with a charity in your area to get a new reference. I've been fired myself in the past, it happens to most people at some point so don't panic, you made a mistake and have learned from it.Then at the interview, you will have interesting and positive things to talk about instead of getting hung up on your mistake. Good luck!
Usually stores have some way to tell if a large bill is fake or they usually have scanners, so you can tell if a larger bill is fake. If they didn't train you on how to tell if a bill is fake, you should be educating your self. If your store has scanners, you should be scanning (or trying to tell if a large bill is fake) $50 bills and $100 bills. If you notice it's fake then don't give it to a customer. You got caught using counterfeit money. Unless you were short changing a customer it's not exactly stealing, but using fake money isn't legal. If you weren't on the job for more then a month, don't bother using it.
Do not put the job on your resume and NEVER speak of it at work or to your coworkers.
Consider yourself very, very lucky if your former employer didn't call the police. Counterfeit (fraud) is a very, very serious federal offense compared to petty theft. You could have ended up spending 15 years in prison. I'm seriously not kidding.