Mistakes are sometimes unavoidable at work. If you make a mistake in your report or a project plan which brings negative results, you might come to the end of your work in the company. In this episode of Career Builder Robert Parkinson, CEO & Founder of RMG Selection, is going to talk about how not to be fired and how to get over being fired.

1. How can you make the employee leave the company with peaceful mind and comfortable mood?

• Particularly for employees who work for about 5 years or so, asking them to leave is in fact a “mercy-killing”.
• Be honest to them. Explain to them that the long-term print you foresee is simply not working for them. Due to limited experience, they cannot see the fact, but an experienced employer can.
• For employers, it is the matter of their maturity in judgment and the way of ending the employment relationship. If you end it with a nice way, employees will not be uncomfortable.
• The employer can offer a good reference letter for the employee who is fired.
• The employer should put himself in the shoes of the person who is being fired. By analyzing why he is not suitable for this job and what could be better choices, he will win the respect from employees.
• Categorize dismissals into dismissals for reasons of performance or redundancies.

2. As an insider what advice can you offer to employees to avoid being sacked again in the future?

• It is very interesting that there are people who repeat being fired time after time.
• This group of people really needs to take time to think about themselves and their capabilities.

3. What sort of people is not easily to be fired? What qualifications do they share in common?

• People’s mind can be changed till the last minute of the final decision. Take your risk and also chance.
• As an employer, when someone is on my radar I always think about their good things. I look at where they get improvement during the past months.
• However, if someone hold a cocky attitude and is very arrogant, then they are actually asking to be fired.

4. Among competence, EQ and team spirit, which one stands out for employers to keep an employee?

• Without any doubt, EQ stands out. People’s ability to get on with others is paramount.
• The fact is that a person who can make others motivated, entertained and happy will not be fired.
• People can always catch up with skills and knowledge at work step by step.

5. How to rebound after being fired?

• If you really want to choose a good path, then get to know yourself. Find out what you are good at and why.
• By asking yourself “what does X/Y/Z do for you” again and again, one can drill down to the essence of what you are looking for.
• Take a break. Letting your brain work fully is very important.
• It is also suggested by Manling that employees who are fired should not be ashamed. Go to your mentor or go to the senior manager to ask the reason. Learn what your shortcomings are.

6. Do you have professional consulting after someone is fired in the western society?

• Yes, there is. It is actually called “outplacement”.
• Someone who is specialized in the management will help employees who are fired or redundant.
• However, in a skeptical view, normally career advisor knows the least about career development.
• It is better to talk with mentor or a senior manager. If you lack of skills, then you know the solution is to get training. If it is EQ problem, you can always improve it.
• “The best staff you don’t have to pay for”. The best advisor is normally staffs who work for over a decade in the job. They are way better than business counsels or career advisors.

Listen to this episode of Career Builder on CRI: http://english.cri.cn/7146/2015/06/24/3262s884418.htm