Being dismissed from a job

Hi!
I've been dismissed from my job and don't really know what to say if a new potential employer asks why I left my previous employment. The reasoning essentially came down to performance and not meeting company expectations, I ended up improving towards the end but it wasn't enough. Not sure how I can say this in a way that makes me look desirable as a future employee. I would really appreciate any advice!

Thank you.

Hi!
I've been dismissed from my job and don't really know what to say if a new potential employer asks why I left my previous employment. The reasoning essentially came down to performance and not meeting company expectations, I ended up improving towards the end but it wasn't enough. Not sure how I can say this in a way that makes me look desirable as a future employee. I would really appreciate any advice!

Thank you.

Hi!
I've been dismissed from my job and don't really know what to say if a new potential employer asks why I left my previous employment. The reasoning essentially came down to performance and not meeting company expectations, I ended up improving towards the end but it wasn't enough. Not sure how I can say this in a way that makes me look desirable as a future employee. I would really appreciate any advice!

Thank you.

You could say that you were looking to boost your skills by doing a course, or that you fancied a holiday for a month whilst looking for a new career change.

Have you considered doing a course to boost your skills in the areas you under-performed?
Check Coursera or UDemy (free ones too!).

If courses are not for you, then consider returning to some level of education, either through college, uni or a masters.

Good luck in your new searches for employment.

Thank you for the advice! I am currently doing a course but I'm more concerned with how I could word my answer if the question is asked 'why did you leave your last role?'

How you explain it depends on a number of things. How long were you in the role? How narrowly can you define the issue (and trust the employer will say the same thing)? Have you negotiated your reference, and if not, have you got anyone who can give you a personal reference rather than the company one? Will you be applying for identical roles (not a good idea) or can you apply for something sufficiently different that the skill set changes?

U could take it as a learning curve and explain to any future employees what u did to fix those mistakes

Thank you for your response!
I was in the role for just under a year. I wasn't aware a reference could be negotiated..how would I go about doing that?
The reasoning wasn't for anything serious like gross misconduct but more that I wasn't reaching their expectations. I had some issues going on in my personal life which unfortunately led me to to perform as well in the beginning. I do think I lacked training in some areas but I'm not sure how I can relay this to future employers.