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Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I was not selected for the job I interviewed for. They had three candidates to fill two positions and someone who interviewed a couple weeks after me knocked their socks off apparently. However had they been allowed to hire me on the spot, they would have (this place requires background checks, calls references, drug test, the whole nine yards, on the spot hiring is totally out of the question).
It was very classy I thought of the operations manager to write me a personal note back saying I didn't get the position and that it was a very hard decision not to hire me. I do not believe he was blowing smoke up my ass. He didn't strike me as having that personality in the interview. I believe he was being honest. I decided it would also be in my best interest to at least reply saying how much I appreciated the note.
Luckily this job comes about a few times a year, so maybe next time if I'm not doing anything, however I'm not banking on it. I've already started polishing my resume more, applying elsewhere and sending my resume to potential employers hoping someone wants an interview.
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The key is to never let your current employer know that you are interviewing or even looking for another job. They get upset at that.
Also a useful negotiating tactic. If I am feeling under-appreciated just before annual reviews and raises, I arrange to arrive a couple of hours late, come in wearing a suit with a vague explanation about a funeral.
Same goes for a sudden burst of LinkedIn activity (after 5PM, or course). Join a bunch of regional professional groups, link to all the people you know in your current company, let them think what they want.
So I have another question for the group. Should I bother putting this job on a resume and work history on an application? It was with a respected name in my field in my local area and would look good on it. I'm not comfortable with the decision ethically though, because I know what really happened, but I could always say I was temp they brought on during the busy season and when it ended there was no other work within the company so they had to let me go, or that I was "at will" and they let me go with no reason stated.
I'm just not sure how much digging employers do when researching your work history and if it looks weird when I put down a previous employer but tell the place I'm applying to they can't contact that particular previous employer. It seems most previous employers will only say your dates of employment, rate of pay and job position, but there's no stopping them from saying more. And obviously if an employer finds out I was dismissed or whatever and I say I wasn't, then I'm disqualified from employment and undoubtedly blacklisted from employment there.
So I have another question for the group. Should I bother putting this job on a resume and work history on an application?
Better to have an 'iffy' job on your resume than to a big gap in your employment history.
You could always have a friend or "reference checking service" call, see what the former employer actually says about you. Usually if asked directly, HR will state whether a former employer quit or was fired.
If you have a trusted friend who still works there, you might list them as a reference?
So I have another question for the group. Should I bother putting this job on a resume and work history on an application? It was with a respected name in my field in my local area and would look good on it. I'm not comfortable with the decision ethically though, because I know what really happened, but I could always say I was temp they brought on during the busy season and when it ended there was no other work within the company so they had to let me go, or that I was "at will" and they let me go with no reason stated.
I'm just not sure how much digging employers do when researching your work history and if it looks weird when I put down a previous employer but tell the place I'm applying to they can't contact that particular previous employer. It seems most previous employers will only say your dates of employment, rate of pay and job position, but there's no stopping them from saying more. And obviously if an employer finds out I was dismissed or whatever and I say I wasn't, then I'm disqualified from employment and undoubtedly blacklisted from employment there.
Call HR at the prior employer and ask them what kind of Employment Verification they give out to future employers. Ask them what is give for "Reason for Leaving", dates of employment, job title, full-time or part-time.
I like the tempy idea. Bottom line, they really didn't have much work for you anyway based on very few hours you worked. You could mention that in an interview as well and it's totally true.
How long did you work there? If a few months or less, probably best to leave it off the resume.
Only a month. I haven't put it on any resumes I've sent out since not getting the job I interviewed for, but for a couple applications I've had to fill out work histories and I did put the job on there but did not put my boss down as a contact but rather the HR person.
I would never include a one-month job on my resume. That's not even a long-enough amount of time for employers to consider a "gap', is it? I mean, you could have been on a month-long vacay...
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