<p>I had a job for my sophomore year and the first half of my junior year, but I did something ridiculously stupid and got myself fired.
On the applications, when it asks about work experience, would it be better so say that I had a job and got fired, or to just say that I never had a job at all?</p>
<p>I don't think it would be intellectually dishonest to list the job as something you did from sophomore to junior year and just not mention the circumstances surrounding how you left. I can guarantee you that no college or university is going to call your former employer and its not like you would be lying on the app either.</p>
<p>Why don't you report that you had a job for one year during your sophomore year? Don't mention anything about the fact that you worked there for 1/2 of your junior year and got fired.</p>
<p>just put how long you worked for and thats it. You are not lying.</p>
<p>I don't recall having to put any information about why I left a job on my applications. It asked for start date, end date, hours/week, and some asked for a supervisor's name. If that is all that is asked for, you don't need to go into details. If there is a space where you have to elaborate, a brief account focusing on what you learned from the experience with a quick mention of being fired would be the way to go.</p>
<p>say you had the job for 1.5 years, just don't say you were fired. if they don't ask, don't tell them</p>