How to Answer the Tell Me About a Time You Had to Fire Someone

Interview Prep with Fexingo: Behavioral Questions, Case Studies, and Hiring Manager Insights · Jul 11, 2026 · 11m · transcript

In Episode 108 of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the toughest behavioral questions you can face in a leadership or management interview: 'Tell me about a time you had to fire someone.' This episode is grounded in a real 2024 study by C-suite coaching firm Vistage, which found that 67 percent of first-time managers cite termination conversations as their most avoided task. Lucas breaks down why interviewers ask about firing—they're looking for decisiveness, empathy, and process discipline—and offers a specific four-part framework for structuring your…