-k- loves, I'm sprucing up my resumé (getting ready to hand it into a potential employer) and I'm wondering if it's necessary to list every job I've ever worked in? I've had a few jobs that I hated and walked out on after a few weeks.
Do hirers usually go into your background and try to uncover stuff like that or am I just being paranoid? I think it looks bad if I put one or two jobs on my resumé where I only had them for a week or two?
Any thoughts?
2006-08-18 16:00:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
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2006-08-18 16:26:52 · update #1
No, don't list every job you've ever had. Pizza delivery in high school isn't relevant. And neither is that time you were a mailman for 3 weeks. And don't give them the jobs that you walked out of. They don't need to know that and it will seriously hurt your application when they do the background checks.
Usually for background checks your potential employer will call the most relevant places (usually 1 or 2) to the job you are now applying for. If there are none then he will call the place you were at last or at the longest.
And if you list jobs you've only have for a week or two they are going to ask you why. And really is that something you want them to ask? Is it really going to help your chances of getting the position you now want?
G'Luck!
2006-08-18 16:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
If I listed all of my jobs on my resume, it would be several volumes.
I only list relevant positions. If interviewers ask about the gaps (and they usually do not), I respond by saying the job was not in my field.
Background checks only check the info that you give them, but not the salary.
I have walked out of a few jobs, been fired from a few jobs or had a job that is no worth to my resume. I have never been questioned.
It's always a good idea to keep a resume with ALL of your job history. You may not need to use it, but you never know.
2006-08-18 23:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your resume is not a job history. It is a summary of your employable skills. It lists the type of work you have done successfully for specific employers.
Only list what is relevant and positive. If they want a full history, they will ask on the official application and/or do a background check. They want to know what you're capable of now, not the b.s. vacuum cleaner sales that ended up costing you money when you were 16.
2006-08-18 23:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by mom2babycolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be honest about it if your average time on any given job is 2 week but if on the other hand it only happened once or twice in the past 2 years then I would skip those. As a manager myself I would not hire you if you were a high risk of turn over. It takes too much time for me to train somebody and then have them just cut out on me. On only handful of occasions have I ever called up previous employers.
2006-08-18 23:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not necessary to list all previous employment. Just make sure you are able to explain why there are holes in between jobs. You might want to list just jobs that show experience you have obtained that would pertain to the position you are applying for. Then in the interview explain that you did in fact hold jobs during the times not shown on your resume, but explain why you felt it unnecessary to tell them about it. But never make them think you are hiding anything, you want potential employers to feel you are trustworthy. Good luck!
2006-08-18 23:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by lolo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the standard thing to do is list your last 3 jobs. If they were short and through a temp agency, maybe list the temp agency as a job.
Some jobs will do background checks so it's best to be honest.
2006-08-18 23:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by jewan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
include the ones that will help you, leave the others off. You may be asked about those blank times. If you are, tell the truth, that's usually because you didn't like the job.
2006-08-18 23:08:39 · answer #7 · answered by safetyman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think only experience that relates to the job you're applying for is pertinant. Unless you're just starting out nobody is going to care if you scooped ice cream when you were 16, ya know?
2006-08-18 23:07:14 · answer #8 · answered by babydoll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only list jobs that were relevant, or were at for a real long time. No one cares that you worked at Wal Mart or delivered pizzas when you were younger.
2006-08-18 23:06:08 · answer #9 · answered by cognitively_dislocated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, I usually put jobs that would be relevant to the position I was applying for, the only time you have to put your entire work history is if they do a security check on you
2006-08-18 23:04:41 · answer #10 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋