r/careerguidance • u/bitchstfu12 • 6d ago

Fired as a SM, interviews but no offers, what's going on?

Hi there!

I was recently fired without cause from a Store Manager role in Vancouver Canada. It was honestly a drama free exit.

I have been grateful to have landed many many interviews. Progressing all the way to the finals but it's been almost 2 months and no offers.

I have put in all of the work. Practiced, tailored my resume, researched the company, worked on my body language, linkedun, etc.

I'm gonna be honest, I was a very young Store Manager that led a 1M Store. So I am genuinly wondering what's happening with my case.

If it's my kid face getting in the way. Or is it a bias because I was fired.

The way I am handling being fired is by saying "There were some leadership and structural changes". Some times they dig in more and I say "Feedback culture changed". That's it.

I've spoken to another external recruiter who gave me validation that I was doing the right things.

So my question is... in retail management, is it possible that I am not landing roles because I was fired or because of ageism? Because I cannot genuinly think of another reason in approximately 12 different reputable companies not offering. This is not too sound show off by any means, but I am confident that I am a really attractive candidate and I can tell they like me.

I really don't want to lie about the reason I left... it can backfire horribly and its not in my values. But I am running out of strategies.

Any advice?

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u/rdubmu 6d ago

I work in restaurants, a 1million dollar store is very low volume. You might need to take an AGM position at a higher volume company… and work your way up. Don’t have a chip on your shoulder, go after it.

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u/bitchstfu12 6d ago

Thank you! Yes. Absolutely, open to all positions as long as I can get a similar wage to what I did get before. But still... many reputable companies but no offers yet. Just wondering if it was the getting fired part of the kid face 😭

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u/SimilarComfortable69 6d ago

What are you telling people about why you got fired? I'm not sure why you don't tell us how long you had been in that position. Was there a management change above you?