How to Prepare for and Successfully Navigate a Redundancy Interview
8 October 2012
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Losing your job is a difficult experience. To recover quickly, you absolutely must look on the positive side. This process begins at the redundancy interview.
First of all, prepare for your interview…
Even if the announcement of redundancy is often painful, it’s important to stay calm to gather your strength and properly prepare for the redundancy interview, a key moment in the redundancy process.
Prepare your "case" and have someone accompany you to focus only on the factual elements of your relationship with your company and eliminate any personal feelings.
Carefully consider the strengths and weaknesses of your relationship so you can anticipate your answers during the interview.
The interview itself is an ordeal, so give yourself every advantage by preparing physically as well.
And during the interview, here are some rules to remember:
1. Stay calm in all circumstances
During this interview, it is important to be accompanied by a staff representative or employee advisor, to take notes, and to maintain a courteous tone. Don’t let yourself become aggressive: this is a workplace conflict, not a personal one. The redundancy interview isn’t just a necessary procedural element: it’s designed to try to understand before sanctioning. It should allow you to challenge the decision if you feel you are being unfairly sanctioned.
2. Ask for explanations
Have them clearly explain what you are being reprimanded for and when it happened. The grievances cited by your employer must be based on specific facts. Note that there is a statute of limitations on wrongful acts. This is two months from the date they became known to the employer. So, if you are accused of taking money from the till three months ago, since the deadline has passed, your boss cannot fire you for that reason. If necessary, contest the accusations against you using constructive arguments, supported by documents.
3. Avoid conflict
At all costs, avoid conflict and try to find a compromise. There is the law, which of course must be respected, a power dynamic that is established, but also a work context and professional network that must be preserved. But if you trigger a conflict, your working conditions will inevitably deteriorate. If you disagree with the accusations against you, it is important to express this, but without aggression. If applicable, remind them of your positive contributions to the company. You will be in a better position to negotiate your departure, for example to reduce your notice period or even obtain assistance from your employer in finding a new job.
4. Leave with your head held high
Avoid leaving by slamming the door or sneaking away. Leave the company on good terms, at least with your colleagues if not your direct supervisor!
Take the time to say goodbye: they will retain a positive image of you and more readily become active members of your professional network. Useful for your new job search!
Monster.fr
Posted online October 8, 2012.
First of all, prepare for your interview…
Even if the announcement of redundancy is often painful, it’s important to stay calm to gather your strength and properly prepare for the redundancy interview, a key moment in the redundancy process.
Prepare your "case" and have someone accompany you to focus only on the factual elements of your relationship with your company and eliminate any personal feelings.
Carefully consider the strengths and weaknesses of your relationship so you can anticipate your answers during the interview.
The interview itself is an ordeal, so give yourself every advantage by preparing physically as well.
And during the interview, here are some rules to remember:
1. Stay calm in all circumstances
During this interview, it is important to be accompanied by a staff representative or employee advisor, to take notes, and to maintain a courteous tone. Don’t let yourself become aggressive: this is a workplace conflict, not a personal one. The redundancy interview isn’t just a necessary procedural element: it’s designed to try to understand before sanctioning. It should allow you to challenge the decision if you feel you are being unfairly sanctioned.
2. Ask for explanations
Have them clearly explain what you are being reprimanded for and when it happened. The grievances cited by your employer must be based on specific facts. Note that there is a statute of limitations on wrongful acts. This is two months from the date they became known to the employer. So, if you are accused of taking money from the till three months ago, since the deadline has passed, your boss cannot fire you for that reason. If necessary, contest the accusations against you using constructive arguments, supported by documents.
3. Avoid conflict
At all costs, avoid conflict and try to find a compromise. There is the law, which of course must be respected, a power dynamic that is established, but also a work context and professional network that must be preserved. But if you trigger a conflict, your working conditions will inevitably deteriorate. If you disagree with the accusations against you, it is important to express this, but without aggression. If applicable, remind them of your positive contributions to the company. You will be in a better position to negotiate your departure, for example to reduce your notice period or even obtain assistance from your employer in finding a new job.
4. Leave with your head held high
Avoid leaving by slamming the door or sneaking away. Leave the company on good terms, at least with your colleagues if not your direct supervisor!
Take the time to say goodbye: they will retain a positive image of you and more readily become active members of your professional network. Useful for your new job search!
Monster.fr
Posted online October 8, 2012.
