Avoid talking badly about Sears in your interviews!

DO NOT BADMOUTH Sears at an interview. As tempting as it is to talk shop and 'get friendly' with an interviewer, don't do it.

My trick when asked these kinds of things was 'yeah, Sears has its issues, but I accomplished blah blah blah during my time'. Turn it around to show you can work in tough situations, and get the job done even with roadblocks and stuff.

Good luck interviewing.

Really good advice, OtFRMjC-1hwn. This is very important to take a note of. My wife is a GM at a restaurant, and she says that one of the first red flags for her when a potential employee comes in for an interview is when they start harping on their previous place of employment. It is not professional, as true as it might be, and not relevant for the new position. The above advice is excellent.

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Agreed. I had a bad experience in one business I worked for before finding a better and more fulfilling job at my currrnt employer. Employers only want to know what you did to handle rough patches and how you managed to deal with the stress. They don't ask for you to criticize and rip into your former employer, because that tells them you'll do the same to them when/if things go south. I told the interviewers what my experience was like, but never bad mouthed them.

I admit that about 8 months into my current job did I finally discuss my experiences with my former employer. The difference being is that I was firmly established and my coworkers (I'm part of management) have a good relationship with me. So, in my eyes I'm able to rip into my former employer, but I don't name names, but just the issues no unprofessional behavior that happened during my time.

Just my experience I wanted to share.

@OxINLc9 I was the OP for that post on another thread. Thanks for not just snarking the text as your own. You're one of the good ones, random internet person. ;-)

You would think this would be a no brainer, but I understand how easy it is to fall into that trap, especially when you are out of practice with interviewing.

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