Lying About Being Fired on Your SF-86

An episode of the Security Clearance Careers Podcast podcast, hosted by ClearanceJobs, titled "Lying About Being Fired on Your SF-86" was published on October 20, 2025 and runs 9 minutes.

October 20, 2025 ·9m · Security Clearance Careers Podcast

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Summary

To “resign under unfavorable circumstances” generally means that an employee chose to resign from a job before being formally terminated or while facing serious workplace issues that reflect negatively on them.It often indicates the resignation was not entirely voluntary or amicable, but instead prompted by:Pending termination (e.g., the employer was about to fire them).Serious misconduct allegations (such as fraud, harassment, or policy violations).Poor performance after warnings or performance improvement plans.Conflicts of interest or ethics violations.Other issues making continued employment untenable (e.g., loss of required clearance or certification).Background investigators reach out to former employers - best to be honest about if you actually quit or quit before you were fired. "Better for you to say it first," Lindy Kyzer notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

It often indicates the resignation was not entirely voluntary or amicable, but instead prompted by:

Pending termination (e.g., the employer was about to fire them).
Serious misconduct allegations (such as fraud, harassment, or policy violations).
Poor performance after warnings or performance improvement plans.
Conflicts of interest or ethics violations.
Other issues making continued employment untenable (e.g., loss of required clearance or certification).

Background investigators reach out to former employers - best to be honest about if you actually quit or quit before you were fired. "Better for you to say it first," Lindy Kyzer notes.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.