List 10 years of employment history and gaps... (unemployed, employer, jobs)

[RunD1987]

Hi, so my employment history is pretty straight forward.

Worked for one company during college and 3 years after. Then did a per diem job for 6 months. Worked full time with a company 2 1/2 years and then there is a 14 month hiccup of employment.

Was on unemployment for 6 months. Then worked 2 jobs (Job A for 3 months and Job B for 1 month). Now currently working for my current employer for 3 1/2 year's.

What do I put for reason for unemployment?

What should I put for reasons left my past employers?

Thanks for the feedback.

[Willamette City]

For starters, tell the truth, but you can write things like; re-evaluating career opportunities, doing volunteer work (did you do any?), anything to indicate you weren't just sitting on your butt. Good luck!

[RunD1987]

Basically to re evaluate career opportunities but nothing panned out. Turn down 2 to 3 jobs before taking the 4th job. Did an 8hr security class. That was really it during that time. Have no real reason why I left.

[Bodie_Bunk]

I don't understand why people ask these questions about gaps.

If I'm employing someone I don't care about gaps. I care about three things:

- Are they sane?
- Can they do the job?
- Will they be responsible and take pride in their work?

I don't care if they were fired or got laid off or did nothing for 2 years.

If they are a Principal consultant at IBM for the past 3 years or something like that. Why do I care they were unemployed in 2011? That has nothing to do with 2018.

American employers get hung up on the stupidest ****.

Focus on the following : CAN THEY DO THE JOB????

[selhars]

That job history doesn't sound all that straight forward to me.

How much info you offer depends on how far back in time a potential given employer wants you to account for.

Whether it was full- or part-time -- if you left any job to take a position elsewhere....the reason you left was:
-- "to assume a position with XVZ company" -- or "hired by XYZ company" -- or "position with XYZ company."

So you left a job...just quit, without another job? when was that?

If I have this right....
...you've been employed now for 3 1/2 years,
-- and before that the job was 1 month,
-- before that the job was 3 months,
-- before that was unemployment for 6 months,
-- before that was a job for 2 1/2 years,
-- before that was per diem job for 6 months (full or part time doesn't matter),
(I take it THAT is the job you quit -- OR did the per diem job release you??)

-- before that you worked at a job for three years (the same place you worked during college.)