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That many jobs in a shorter amount of time is extreme. Many hiring managers would pass. I agree frequent movement is more normal these days but there are limits.
What have you done for work? What skills have you developed?
Dishonesty will not get you hired.
Dropping out of adult education makes me assume you do not have a high school diploma or a general education diploma. Getting a general education diploma would make a difference.
I would not presently hire you. You need to get yourself in the right direction. Finish your general education diploma requirements, get hired for an entry level position somewhere, and start developing skills and trades.
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Originally Posted by Scooby Snacks
Not true. Honesty doesn't get you hired anymore. It's a new world of work, and it isn't pretty. Employers only hire unicorns who are pure as the driven snow, so a candidate needs to make him/herself appear to be such a creature. The only way most can be a unicorn is by lying. They have nothing to lose. What's the worst that can happen? Imperfect candidates either don't get hired for a job they wouldn't otherwise get hired at had they been truthful, or they get fired from a job they wouldn't have gotten hired at if they hadn't lied in the first place
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Originally Posted by Carolina Knight
If I was a hospital administrator hiring a surgeon, you applied, and you came up as not having a medical doctorate, a prerequisite, would I hire you for being dishonest?
Obviously you're not hiring the candidate for possessing the essential skill of dishonesty; you would be hiring the candidate because you believe he/she has the skills and experience you need to fill the job position. The point I'm making is few candidates have every requirement employers ask for because employers are asking the impossible in our current job market. Therefore, they lie so they can at least get their foot in the door and get an interview. If honesty could get them hired, they would be honest. But it can't, so they aren't. If there's no way they can get hired by being honest, they lie. They need a job. They need money. Putting food on the table and avoiding bankruptcy is more important than being 100% honest for many applicants.
I actually can relate. I am 28 right now and have done MANY jobs(insurance, grocery, restaurant, bank, sales, temp random jobs, real estate and owned a franchise). I know it probably doesn't look good, but I only list on my resume the ones that apply towards the job I'm seeking next so it's not initially shown. I love new jobs and learning new skills. With banking, I learned a lot about financial responsibility and investing. Insurance I learned a good bit and real estate taught me a lot. I held my longest job for 2 years and since then the longest was maybe 5 months. Still, I keep getting hired.. So they must like something. I am quite ambitious and my resume does show that. I also have never lied on a resume or been fired thankfully.
I guess if I was looking to hire in someone to a position that we wanted to fill long term (most companies do want that I'm sure) then probably no I wouldn't since it would be obvious you will will quickly and I will again have to go through a hire and train process.
If there's no way they can get hired by being honest, they lie. They need a job.
But, for all we know, getting caught with the lie is what gets the OP fired.
Not getting fired is one of the things is lying about.
A quick phone call with an ex-employer and getting the truth would be grounds for dismissal yet again.
IF the work was short-term/seasonal, I might give the OP a chance.
If caught lying, he would be given the boot.
If I needed a long term/permanent employee, he would not have a chance...
Leave off the ones that were only a few weeks - it's easier to explain a gap of that length than a job held for such a short time. You're going to have to sell yourself as a jack of all trades. Maybe a job like an apartment manager if you've done lots of different construction type stuff in addition to office work, hotel manager, maintenance...so jobs that require many different skills but not in-depth on anything. Sell yourself and explain but don't apologize when you do so and be confident. Sell your ability to learn anything and to learn fast. Make THEM reject you - don't help them!
It really depends on what I was hiring for. If I was hiring for a job with any real responsibility and compensation, no I would not hire you. If I was hiring for an entry level, task oriented job, I might.
This would qualify you for jobs paying up to $12/hour, no benefits. It wouldn't qualify you for the $20-$50/hour jobs with benefits.
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