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I'm filling out an application for an international NGO. It's asking me to list every single job I've ever had. I don't think I could do that if I even tried. I'm middle aged and I've been working for decades. I worked in retail, food, offices, temp jobs, etc. How do people fill these things out?
Maybe they want to know whether or not you've ever been or at least worked with people who are disadvantaged as well as professionals & semi professionals. Just a thought, as I have no experience with NGO's other than volunteering at food banks.
10-15 years ago, I applied for a job at a federal contractor, and they wanted the same thing. Thing is, 10-15 years ago, I had less jobs, so I went ahead and did it. But by now, it's not even possible. I'm just hoping it doesn't cost me an opportunity to interview.
I'm filling out an application for an international NGO. It's asking me to list every single job I've ever had. I don't think I could do that if I even tried. I'm middle aged and I've been working for decades. I worked in retail, food, offices, temp jobs, etc. How do people fill these things out?
Do you mean you can't remember all the pertinent details of these jobs? Can you group them in some way such as "retail sales", "restaurant server", "general office administration" and bracket them into longer timeframes such as "2000 through 2010, retail sales" and include a list of those employers? If you need "reminding" of dates and employers you might check your SS annual statement. They usually include a list of all paid work by date and earnings. They are probably looking for a way to categorize your skills and experience. I doubt it's because they need you to account for every period of time over the years.
I had a similar problem when asked to provide all previous addresses that I've lived in. There were places I'd totally forgotten about a decade ago that I had to locate on old pay stubs.
My advice is to sit down and put it all down on a Word doc and save it for future use. Use old paystubs, w-2s, tax returns....whatever means necessary to get it and then once you have it down in writing you'll have it forever.
I'm filling out an application for an international NGO. It's asking me to list every single job I've ever had. I don't think I could do that if I even tried. I'm middle aged and I've been working for decades. I worked in retail, food, offices, temp jobs, etc. How do people fill these things out?
This is quite strange. I've seen applications ask for the candidate to list the past seven to ten years of employment, but the entire working history since one's teenage years? Maybe they're hoping to filter out any elder statesmen who apply.
This is quite strange. I've seen applications ask for the candidate to list the past seven to ten years of employment, but the entire working history since one's teenage years? Maybe they're hoping to filter out any elder statesmen who apply.
they are just looking for the past 10 years, even on resumes best to just keep it relevant
I had a similar problem when asked to provide all previous addresses that I've lived in. There were places I'd totally forgotten about a decade ago that I had to locate on old pay stubs.
My advice is to sit down and put it all down on a Word doc and save it for future use. Use old paystubs, w-2s, tax returns....whatever means necessary to get it and then once you have it down in writing you'll have it forever.
Putting aside the fact that wanting "every job you've ever had" is a silly requirement and a huge red flag that you should walk away from...
You can get a report from Social Security with that info. I don't remember the specifics, but I had to do that once a long time ago, and I still have the report they sent me in my safe.
7-10 years is sufficient and should be relevant work experience.
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