I believe in honesty but I also need to find a job. Could you add a year to your work experience? If you've not been working for a year due to illness should you mention that or try to "fill out the blanks"? If you mention it do you have to say which illness - mine's depression? I know employers should be fair-minded, but if it was me I'd choose the one with the most work experience and with no history of illness if there was someone equally qualified.
2006-06-09 11:59:53 · 13 answers · asked by Lotte T 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Most employers push a code of ethics. Really, you'll feel much better about yourself if you tell the truth. Living with yourself is the most important thing. If they don't want you; then you don't want them. You do not need to "mention" anything on your resume. If they ask right out, then that is different. Try really hard to improve your attitude about life. Everything else (including a job) will fall into place after that. Good luck.
2006-06-09 12:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by me2007 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lotte,...
I can't possibly see what harm there would be in taking a little 'liberty' with a few things on your CV.
For example, a potential employer is probably more likely to forgive a year of unemployment because you had to deal with an illness with a family member (say, an elderly parent) moreso than they would for a personal illness.
One is the truth, the other is a lie,... but neither detracts from the fact that you were unemployed for a year, and that is the only fact that they should really be considering anyway, were they to be 'fair-minded' about the issue.
I believe that most situations in life should be dealt with honestly. However, in this circumstance, the unadulterated truth could be detrimental to your attempts to land a job.
My advice: Go ahead and embellish your CV with a few creative 'recollections'...
2006-06-10 00:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by Saint Christopher Walken 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think one thing is adding wrong information, and another thing is omitting something that is true and not convenient. The first can't be done, because it will turn on you. Sooner or later, they'll find out. Now, the other thing is okay. "You're not forced to declare against yourself".
Besides, there is the thing of how you say what you have to say. I mean, it's not the same to say that you "quit a career" than to say that you "haven't finished" it yet.
And finally, here's a tip. If you really MUST say something that's not good for you, try saying (or writing) it and then immediately after that, add something good about yourself, that lessens the effects of your drawback. For example, if you have to say you have to say you have a child, state right after that that you have someone to care for your child, so that it's not entirely your responsibility (implying, you won't keep asking for time off to nurse him, take him to school, and so on). Psychologically, we tend to focus on whatever we were told last. If I offer you coffee or tea, and you don't really have a preference for one or the other, you will more likely choose the one I say last. That's scientifically proved.
2006-06-09 21:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't really lie on your resume-- however, the deal about being out of work for a year due to illness is a double edged sword... you can be honest and tell them, but then they might look at you like a medical risk--- or you can put in that you worked a year on something they can't verify, like volunteer stuff that you've done.
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2006-06-09 19:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by profghost 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so glad that you are feeling well enough to get back into the work force. I hope you feel better and better.
Don't lie on your CV.
There's no need to mention why you haven't been working. I would say just don't even bring it up unless they ask. Then, as the previous answerer said, you could say "medical reasons" and it won't go any further.
2006-06-10 23:37:12 · answer #5 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prevaricating will get you fired. So, be 100% honest in your CV. However, it is not necessary to mention WHICH illness (privacy act), when applying for a job.
In an interview, you may get asked, and all you need say is that it was a family illness, and resolved now.
2006-06-09 19:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by kentata 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to give a reason for why you were not working. You could just state that you did not need to work and you had no rush to get back into a job.
NO ONE what so ever has the right to know your medical history for any reason.
2006-06-09 19:33:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you should be totally honest the best you can in your CV presentation. It is better they find out you are who you say you are, than employ you not knowing you were lying. It would be more difficult later, if they find out, because you would most likely be fired.
2006-06-09 19:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by Murphy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to keep any lies close to the truth- so that way you can pretend whoever reads it misinterpreted the words. You really shouldn't lie because if they find out you probably wont get the job.
2006-06-09 19:04:45 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't lie; it'll come back and bite you on the butt.
If they ask about the hole in your work experience, say it was a medical problem. They're not allowed to ask you what it was.
2006-06-09 19:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋