I'm lost help...

well still looking for a new nursing job (after being let go, yeah long story), it's going on three months I think Ive applied everywhere. Im still at a loss of what to put on reason for leaving. I dont want to put 'let go' or 'laid off' ( I live in a right to work state so they can let you go for anything with or without notice), because it looks bad. But then I dont know what to say if I put 'left for work that I am better suited' or 'left for personal reasons'... or what should I put?
I know that my last job cant give a bad reference, Ive been told all they can say is that I worked there dates of employment and position title...but can the answer the 'would you hire this person again' question? what all are they aloud to say or others are aloud to ask? Ive tried researching this but havent found any information of use.

help is appreciated thanks
Honesty is frequently the best policy. I will not state that honesty is always the best policy, but it is frequently the best direction in which to travel. It could come back to haunt you if you omit this job from your applications and resume. It could also bite you in the butt later on down the line if you misrepresent the reasons for leaving your previous workplace.

purple10:Perhaps an endeavor in euphemisms and creative wording would be to your advantage.For example, I read the writing on the wall at one particular position and partially planned my exit. My imminent termination loomed on the horizon. So, while interviewing for my next position, the Administrator and Human Resources Director asked me why I left that position. I replied, "It was a consensual agreement". (In other words, I wanted to leave and they told me not to let the screen door hit me in the ***.) The Administrator and Human Resource Director merely nodded and smiled. Of course, both parties were motivated and the situation was to my advantage. I really wanted the position and they needed to fill it.A friend of mine told a prospective employer that he lost his previous position because of "permanent restructuring of employed staff."He thought about saying that he was "offered another position that turned out to be temporary". (Unemployment benefits.) However, his first choice fit the bill. The answer was accepted without further questioning and he got the job.Of course, this tact should be treated in the same way as a chess game: We must be ready for numerous variables and forsee the other player's multiple possible moves. This comes with practise. Try some role-playing with a close friend or relative. Know your lines. Be prepared. And at peace with your answers.Now, I do not intend to be entertaining at your expense. Quite the contrary. My desire is for you to be able to gain an alternative prospective in order to open yourself to other possible approaches in your problem-solving process.The best to you in your endeavors, purple10.Dave

I think that being honest at allllll times is best for everyone involved. Simply write a short, professional, to-the-point letter describing the reason you were 'let go'. Don't try to hide anything, it will only hurt you in the end. I hope the best for you in whatever happens!

Quote from mackjazzI think that being honest at allllll times is best for everyone involved.

> I replied, "It was a consensual agreement". (In other words, I wanted to leave and they told me not to let the >screen door hit me in the ***.)That really made me laugh :-)

really a dumb question if you think about it. Interviewers cannot verify your veracity anyway.

My last job was a temporary job that was "promised" to become permanent within 30 days. 10 months later (though the dept manager did try for months to get the position approved as permanent) the position was eliminated and I was laid off. (Nearly 300 in the company were laid off in a 30 day period)When I fill out applications I put "position was eliminated" which is the truth.For two jobs that were great jobs most of the time, but not in the end (ultimately becoming a poor or hostile work environment), I focus on the positive aspects of those jobs and what I liked best about those jobs. I simply say it was time to move on (and boy was it ever) and that has been accepted.

A hostile work environment

--ahhh I like that! Lord knows I have worked in too many places where this was the case and people say oh stay and give your notice and its nice to think about but when your in the monent all you can think is-- if I don't leave now I will hurt someone or myself! (not literally but you know what I mean) Sanity is.......priceless and so under-valued. So maybe I should think about putting that on an application as reason for quitting-- the position was detrimential to my mental health. LOL

It seems that no one has touched on it but you just might need to relocate...A change in latitude if you will.Move to a place that's hiring nurses.If you just can't seem to leave for whatever reason then consider that you might have to work in another field. Perhaps there is a saturation in nurses in your community. I don't know but if there is no work available...It's time to do something else.I'm up visiting in Flint, MI right now and I marvel at the overabundance of factory workers with no factory jobs. There have been a number of GM/Auto factories closed here and there is no work. Do you think that it's reasonable to continue to plug the employment office @ the two remaining factories and expect to be hired as a factory worker? No.I get e-mails all the time for New Jersey, Texas, and Florida needing nurses.I'm not saying those are the only ones... I'm just sayin'If you wanna work, go to where ther is work.

I like the 'hostile work environment' concept. If it's on an application, they will likely appreciate the honesty. However, if they do like the honesty, and speak with you, be prepared to answer as to why/how it was hostile.If you tell them that you were let go because you really didn't enjoy the atmosphere there, and that you are looking for a new experience where you can enjoy the atmosphere and co-workers, that might go a long way toward alleviating bias against you for being 'let go'.DC

Thanks everyone, it helps to get a few opinions.Im just waiting for an employer to call back, whenever, hopefully soon I need a job.I'll get the 'let them down nicely' letters usually stating I dont have the needed skills or experiance, I only apply for jobs I'm qualified for so its a bunch of BS.I cant relocate, we relocated to where we are right now cause the job situation back home was terrible (more then where we are now), when we first moved here there were soooo many jobs and more were put online by the hour, now there isnt much out there (i guess chalk it up to the economy).

Id just say "it wasn't a good fit."