Do I put it on my resume?

Question

I worked at a job for 3 months and left because my boss treated me horribly. I have had several interviews and when they ask me why I left my last job I tell them the truth. I tell them that it got to be too much for me when my boss would come in and cuss and yell at me. The problem is I have not gotten a call back for second interviews. Should I just take it off of my resume and pretend it never happened? It looks good because I was an office manager but I think it is actually costing me potential jobs. Please help!!!

Answer 1

I have had the same problem before. You will just have to say something like I felt I've gone as far as I could there and I could use my skills better somewhere else. They really don't want to hear that you've had problems with your boss. Or you could simply put that my upper management was doing some questionable and maybe ethically wrong things and I did not agree with it. That has worked for me too.

Answer 2

Hi, I'm a recruiter and in my opinion you should leave it off. Three months as an office manager is no experience at all, and so not helping you. It is hurting you that you were only there 3 months. First of all you can't really find anything to explain why you were there for that short of a time, without bad mouthing your boss. This is something no recruiter wants to hear. They'll assume you either just couldn't handle the job, so quit, and that's what you may do to them if they hire you. They'll think you're ready to waste their time and walk out if everything isn't smooth right away. You may have had a truly evil boss where you could even have taken legal action, but they won't know that's the truth. It sounds like an excuse for not being able to handle the job and running away. The best thing to do is never mention problems like this. So take it off and chalk up the gap in your employment as time spent job searching, 3 months is not that bad. You don't want any new job calling this old boss for a reference anyway! Good luck

Answer 3

How long was your last job before this 3 months job? If it's less than six months then leave it out but if its been a while longer then you can leave it on there but don't tell them about how you had problems with your boss even though it's true cuz they don't want to adopt a new employee that has baggage. They don't know you and they don't care what you went through. I had a situation where similar things happened to me to the point I was sooooo upset that I had to leave but I never ever brought that up during interview. I just told them that I wanted to take some time off so I could go back to school or take a vacation with my family. Also you can something like I didn't see any potential there but I think with only 3 months you probably don't want to say that cuz they might think you'll leave them also after 3 months. Just say something like you saw some unethical or harrassment going on at work and you didn't want to be a part of it and that you are a very moral and respectable person so that it was better to leave sooner than later. And say no more even if they want to know what it was. Just say I still have respect for them and that I believe in confidentiality. Try this out and if this fails then leave that job out completely on your resume. In fact it's better to leave it out if it's not going to hurt you. Good luck

Hey coincidently I just ran acrossed this on Yahoo front page about jobs and what not to do with your resume.
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/careerist/19128

Answer 4

I would probably take it off it was not a good fit. Anything six months and over you really need to keep on your resume. Maybe don't be quite so honest with why left if you do keep it on there. Tell them it was a not a good fit for you and you are seeking other opportunities and you would prefer if they contacted your previous employer and the one you just left. I just left a disaster of a job in October but I was there for 10 months so I had to explain. I had enough experience that it was not a problem finding another job. Leave it off if you can. You also don't want to portray you have been in a lot of different jobs. Hope I have helped! Good luck in your job search! Remember, getting a job is not an easy task so keep your head up!

Answer 5

Dont put it on if you plan on telling the truth about the situation. They will automatically think that you gave your x boss some reason to cuss and yell at you, even if it is not proper behavior. But if you want to list the job for experience, don't get so specific, or just say a better opportunity came along.

Answer 6

You can keep it on the resume but when asked why you left the job you can say "because there was not much potential of getting promoted at that position". This way, you are not lying and not mentioning the problem you had with your boss.

Answer 7

I would take it off. Even though the experience as an office manager is a plus, you weren't there that long. Also, while it may be true that your former boss was horrible, you don't want to come across as whining or being unable to handle pressure. Good luck!!!

Answer 8

I think that you should ignore it because you want to get a job from bosses; and no matter whether you're right or not! If you talk about such a matter about your boss, the possibility for you to get the job will decrease immediately. Because they protect each other.
You can coin something else like "I didn't like the working environment" or "The hours were terrible" and so on, yet, never talk about it, I think.

Answer 9

welp, you should leave it on, but try to buffer your answer a little bit. just say that you had 'personality differences' or were 'incompatible' with your last boss, or somesuch. a reasonable interviewer will understand. apart from that, your not being called back might have nothing to do with your comments on your last job--it's just a tough job market these days and jobs are hard to get. just keep trying! one thing--if your last job has nothing to do with a new one you are trying for, then you could leave it off (ie. tailor your resume to the job your are applying for) but if you are looking for a similar-type job then yeah, unfortunately, you might have to leave it on there, unless you have another recent and similar job to put instead. good luck!

Answer 10

I think it's good to keep it on. It's not like you quit because you didn't like the job...your boss was jsut a jerk. I don't see it being a problem. Maybe just tell them in a different way what happened...make it sound better somehow....