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A resume is not a complete work history and is geared towards marketing yourself for a specific job. It is perfectly acceptable to leave it off you resume, especially if it has nothing to do with the job you are seeking. Very few civilian employers do in-depth background investigations, if they do anything at all. Now, if you apply for a job and they give you a thick application packet that states, "list every job you have held since you were 18 years old" you need to put it down. If they ask why you are no longer there, put down "not enough hours" and leave it at that.
Edit to add: You have a very cavalier attitude about this. You need to worry about being fired--it may be the one thing that keeps you from getting a job offer.
Here's the story you should give if asked about this job: You weren't fired. You were laid off for lack of work. Saying "fired" usually implies "fired for cause", which makes employers nervous.
A resume is not a complete work history and is geared towards marketing yourself for a specific job. It is perfectly acceptable to leave it off you resume, especially if it has nothing to do with the job you are seeking. Very few civilian employers do in-depth background investigations, if they do anything at all. Now, if you apply for a job and they give you a thick application packet that states, "list every job you have held since you were 18 years old" you need to put it down. If they ask why you are no longer there, put down "not enough hours" and leave it at that.
Edit to add: You have a very cavalier attitude about this. You need to worry about being fired--it may be the one thing that keeps you from getting a job offer.
Ok so in a situation where they say "were you ever asked to resign?" I could say no? That seems accurate to me considering nobody actually asked me to resign or ever said I was fired.
A resume is not a complete work history and is geared towards marketing yourself for a specific job. It is perfectly acceptable to leave it off you resume, especially if it has nothing to do with the job you are seeking. Very few civilian employers do in-depth background investigations, if they do anything at all. Now, if you apply for a job and they give you a thick application packet that states, "list every job you have held since you were 18 years old" you need to put it down. If they ask why you are no longer there, put down "not enough hours" and leave it at that.
Edit to add: You have a very cavalier attitude about this. You need to worry about being fired--it may be the one thing that keeps you from getting a job offer.
This.
From what I have learned from the peeps on good ol' CD, I no longer put every single job I've had down on a resume. The only time I put it down is if it's for a government job.
Case in point:
I have two jobs that have both offered me employment on the condition I pass a background check.
One is a private sector job, one is government.
Of course I have to put it for the government because they want to know every thing about you...I'm surprised they don't ask me for a menu of every meal I've eaten for the last 20 years.
Private sector, they don't even see it unless you tell them about it.
I used to be....until I found the Work and Employment forum on City Data.
You all have corrupted me!
This place is awesome isn't it!? lol Before I joined here I had a bachelor's degree on my resume, now I have 3 phd's! haha just kidding, I haven't gone that extreme.
Asked to resign is where they sit down and ASK you to resign.
I wouldn't even put the job down, it was two months and it was seasonal? So obviously nothing to do with your career.
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