How to word a bad experience of employment on a CV?
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Bit unsure about the thread title but i will explain.
I was looking to leave my previous job due to my salary being too low for the job i was doing. I interviewed for a position, asked all the key questions and on the face of it everything i could find out about the company seemed to be fantastic!
as soon as i started working for them (nearly 2 weeks ago) i realised i had been very mislead into accepting the position, so many things are not true and i have pretty big concerns as people are leaving faster then they are coming in. for example, on monday the Financial Director and Finance Manager both resigned, followed by an email saying they would not be replaced. i've also had other information about another senior person resigning.
So, my question is: What do i write on my CV before i start sending it out again?
I've added the dates and name of the company but i'm stumped to what i can write unnder the heading! I want to simply say "lied to and mislead into accepting position" but i dont think thats appropriate.
any help appreciated from my fellow petrol heads
Thanks guys
I was looking to leave my previous job due to my salary being too low for the job i was doing. I interviewed for a position, asked all the key questions and on the face of it everything i could find out about the company seemed to be fantastic!
as soon as i started working for them (nearly 2 weeks ago) i realised i had been very mislead into accepting the position, so many things are not true and i have pretty big concerns as people are leaving faster then they are coming in. for example, on monday the Financial Director and Finance Manager both resigned, followed by an email saying they would not be replaced. i've also had other information about another senior person resigning.
So, my question is: What do i write on my CV before i start sending it out again?
I've added the dates and name of the company but i'm stumped to what i can write unnder the heading! I want to simply say "lied to and mislead into accepting position" but i dont think thats appropriate.
any help appreciated from my fellow petrol heads
Thanks guys
I've had cv's in where they start going on about some negative experience. Just makes me think "potential moaner" and the cv goes in the bin. So yes, leave it out. Two weeks is not a big gap.
When I started at my current job, I found a cv hidden in a drawer that appears to have been there for several years.
Basically, very short resume of the usual stuff of education etc. then two whole pages of some dozen jobs she'd done in two decades, with her reason for leaving: usually something like "I felt like I was being undermined by management".
The moans got progressively worse until the last job was something like "management and my fellow workers were united in a conspiracy to drive me out by making me sweep an isolated warehouse every day".
When I started at my current job, I found a cv hidden in a drawer that appears to have been there for several years.
Basically, very short resume of the usual stuff of education etc. then two whole pages of some dozen jobs she'd done in two decades, with her reason for leaving: usually something like "I felt like I was being undermined by management".
The moans got progressively worse until the last job was something like "management and my fellow workers were united in a conspiracy to drive me out by making me sweep an isolated warehouse every day".
LOL! just stumbled upon a job ad from the same company for more than they were offering when they employed me!
(i want to link to it but for fear of retribution i wont, you may find it on a Jobsite titled IT Server Technician in the bristol area however)
considering the job ad i applied for was similar and the 100 question quiz i got at interview you really would be forgiven for thinking this is a technical role, the reality is its 90% a first line support role and the server/network enviroment is a f
king disaster!
(i want to link to it but for fear of retribution i wont, you may find it on a Jobsite titled IT Server Technician in the bristol area however)
considering the job ad i applied for was similar and the 100 question quiz i got at interview you really would be forgiven for thinking this is a technical role, the reality is its 90% a first line support role and the server/network enviroment is a f
king disaster!Johnnytheboy said:
I've had cv's in where they start going on about some negative experience. Just makes me think "potential moaner" and the cv goes in the bin. So yes, leave it out. Two weeks is not a big gap.
When I started at my current job, I found a cv hidden in a drawer that appears to have been there for several years.
Basically, very short resume of the usual stuff of education etc. then two whole pages of some dozen jobs she'd done in two decades, with her reason for leaving: usually something like "I felt like I was being undermined by management".
The moans got progressively worse until the last job was something like "management and my fellow workers were united in a conspiracy to drive me out by making me sweep an isolated warehouse every day".
What an odd thing to put on a CV!When I started at my current job, I found a cv hidden in a drawer that appears to have been there for several years.
Basically, very short resume of the usual stuff of education etc. then two whole pages of some dozen jobs she'd done in two decades, with her reason for leaving: usually something like "I felt like I was being undermined by management".
The moans got progressively worse until the last job was something like "management and my fellow workers were united in a conspiracy to drive me out by making me sweep an isolated warehouse every day".
OP, I'd leave it off your CV for sure, (i dont even put dates for starting and leaving, just months) if it comes up in conversation at interview be honest of course, but dress it up as being missold rather than lied too.
There are a multitude of ways to cover a gap. One of my candidates - and one of the better ones - recently had a 7 month gap. Why? Because he picked up a £56,000 redundancy settlement and rightly (IMO) decided after 21 years of continuous employment, he fancied some time out.
Ways of explaining gaps -
Put years of jobs not months or exact dates.
Put management consultancy down - find something to do for a bit - as long as it is coherent then it's not likely to be questioned too hard if you have a decent employment history.
Appreciate that there are 2 million+ individuals out there who are unemployed AND claiming benefits. This doesn't include those whose savings are more than £16,000 or who have given up looking for work or who have taken early retirement.
Garden leave or restrictive covenants often last between 3 and 6 months.
Summary - a 2 week gap is NOTHING.
Ways of explaining gaps -
Put years of jobs not months or exact dates.
Put management consultancy down - find something to do for a bit - as long as it is coherent then it's not likely to be questioned too hard if you have a decent employment history.
Appreciate that there are 2 million+ individuals out there who are unemployed AND claiming benefits. This doesn't include those whose savings are more than £16,000 or who have given up looking for work or who have taken early retirement.
Garden leave or restrictive covenants often last between 3 and 6 months.
Summary - a 2 week gap is NOTHING.
Op, do not follow any of the advice where people are suggesting you lie. This is terrible advice.
My suggestion is to put it on your CV and when questioned, simply state that you believe the company is going under based on all of these people leaving, therefore you are looking for a new role.
My suggestion is to put it on your CV and when questioned, simply state that you believe the company is going under based on all of these people leaving, therefore you are looking for a new role.
escargot said:
Op, do not follow any of the advice where people are suggesting you lie. This is terrible advice.
My suggestion is to put it on your CV and when questioned, simply state that you believe the company is going under based on all of these people leaving, therefore you are looking for a new role.
Oh yeh. That's telling the truth until someone others to take reference from the last employerMy suggestion is to put it on your CV and when questioned, simply state that you believe the company is going under based on all of these people leaving, therefore you are looking for a new role.
Simon Brooks said:
escargot said:
Op, do not follow any of the advice where people are suggesting you lie. This is terrible advice.
My suggestion is to put it on your CV and when questioned, simply state that you believe the company is going under based on all of these people leaving, therefore you are looking for a new role.
Oh yeh. That's telling the truth until someone others to take reference from the last employerMy suggestion is to put it on your CV and when questioned, simply state that you believe the company is going under based on all of these people leaving, therefore you are looking for a new role.
Staff members are leaving left right and centre, without being replaced. I'd say that it was pretty clear that his current employer is, or may well go under. Hence it's the truth.
escargot said:
Op, do not follow any of the advice where people are suggesting you lie. This is terrible advice.
I take exception to that. I cetegorically did not recommend the op to lie. A CV is a summary of material facts squeezed on to two pages - are you suggesting that any omission amounts to lying. There would be some very long CVs around...
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