# Professor Michael North shares tips for new employees and job applicants to navigate questions about their former employers

1 Faculty News September 19, 2017 ![MEL logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/mel192x144.jpg?itok=e3ESGkR1)>

Excerpt from [MEL](https://melmagazine.com/how-honest-can-i-be-when-talking-about-my-ex-employer-dbd010507767) -- "'These might sound trite, but phrases such as, "It wasn’t a good match," "It wasn’t the right fit," or, "We faced some challenges" can work,' [North](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/michael-north) says."

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