admit that I was terminated or not put in my resume?

Question

this emplyer terminated me in lessthen 3 months, the said I was not performing, I can't go back to my previous job cuz there's no opening I started a good career in retail and this las move messed up my resume. I m trying to get a job in a bank but so confused about my resume , should I put this last emplyer that terminated me ( and not be hired) or should I skip it and have a gap in my resume (3 months) and will the credit check show the last employer and emplyement history???

well i was thinking to say i left but i was afraid that they will find out that they terminated me

please i really don't know what to do should i list or not. i have a good potential but i have high turn over i woked 4 months in the previousjob and i 5 months gap before that after a lay off. my first emplyer does not give reference so i can oly ask the previous one. and yes this last emplyer was not a good fit and to be honnest the said i was not perorming but the could not give me any specific area where i relly gailed , till now i don't know what was my mistake

Answer 1

Put it on their and when they ask, just state that it was not a good fit for your experience and expectations. Under 90 days is not as big of a deal as long as it is the only one. A history of short hops is an issue.

Trust me, there were times when I loved the person but they just didn't gel with the crew and expectations.

Best of luck.

Answer 2

It is true that you could leave it off of your resume seeing as it's only a short time. They do say honesty is the best policy. I quit a job and walked out that day because the manager and I couldn't see eye to eye from day 1. When applying to the next job I was honest because my other references were very different than what my last manager felt about me. I told my side of the story and let them make up their mind. I worked there for only 3 mths and then got a good job which lasted 11 yrs till I decided to be a stay at home mom. Ooops sorry trailing there lol I really don't think 3 mths is a big gap, it could have taken you that long to find a new job of your liking. I've been a manager and I know I went by my own impressions of what a person is like in an interview. Hopefully they will be fair and take everything in consideration.
Good luck!

Answer 3

I say tell the truth, or most of it. List your previous employer in your resume and either don't specify why you left, or outright lie about it. A three month job is not necessarily a black mark, but a pattern of short term employment is a sign of problems I'd rather avoid. Many employers do a computerized background check and your last job will show up, but the reason for leaving will not. Expect them to call your previous boss. However, no business person with an ounce of common sense would ever set themselves up for the probable lawsuit that would follow blacklisting a previous employee. They would never state that you were terminated, or why, and would simply report your job title and the dates you were hired and left their employment. If you feel it's necessary to evade the truth, make it a "lie of omission" rather than an outright fabrication.

Edit: Oh yeah, learn to use capital letters properly. If a resume written in all lower case came across my desk, it would go straight to the waste basket! If I found you were using non-standard English on the job, you'd get only one warning. If you can't even manage to follow the standard rules of basic English grammar, you're obviously not the sort of person I want representing my company. With 25 or more applicants for every real job, management is always eager for any excuse to weed out those who are less than perfect.

Answer 4

When I have looked at people's resumes, I usually check the dates on employment. So, to me, you still have two choices (or combine them and do both):

(1) Don't put months, just years. 1999-2001, 2001, 2001-2002. Anyone who really looks will realize that you changed jobs twice in the same year, but sometimes you can just gloss over it.

(2) Yes, put it on, and when they ask, explain that the situation was not quite what you expected, and that your manager and you had differing expectations. I would NOT talk bad about the manager (that makes YOU look like a whiner), but make it clear that you thought you were doing a good job, but they exercised their option to let you go.

I once worked at a place for 3 months, it has never caused anyone to ask me detailed questions. What someone would be looking for would be a PATTERN of short-term jobs, and even then there may be a plausible explanation.

If you really think they won't want to hire you because of one lousy job, then you might reconsider working there, that seems petty.

Yes, if you think they will do a credit check (and I would expect a job in a bank to do that research since you will be around money) it might show your previous employers.

Remember, if you tell the truth (even if you have to bend it a little), you don't have to remember who you told what!

Answer 5

Your employer is not to search you past except for criminal records. If you find the employer has search for private information they you can sue. But this will show on your future records. You should research the issue and find out why the employer said you were not preforming. If you believe you were doing your best. The state employment office should be able to help you with this.
It would nice if you would use proper language and cut out these shorted words. Such as cuz and las.
Let me tell you I would take one look at this resume and reject it straight out because of the improper language. You need to get English proper.
Yes it will leave a gap but you could go a trip vacation.

Answer 6

Leave them out of your Resume. From what people say in here, there is no way anyone can know where you worked if you do not tell them (unless they run your tax accounts or so). 3 months is a small blip. No one need to know, no one need to talk about it.

Put it away as a bad experience and forge ahead with your life. Sometimes things happen. Sometimes due to our fault, sometimes beyond our control, things happen but life must go on. Put it away as a bad patch in your life and move on.

All the best!

Answer 7

Its VERY rare to run a credit check on job applicants, unless your talking a super serious job. So dont sweat that. I say just extend your last job those three months, they never check anyways.

But if that makes you uncomfortable, just leave the gap.. its better than explaining why you got axed. Just say your were helping family, or travelling or something. Its not a big of a deal as you think.

Answer 8

Well, if you want a job in a bank - ya better be honest, doncha think?

You don't need to indicate on your resume why you left jobs - only on the job application. Identify the 3-month stint without any explanations or justifications. When and if asked about it during an interview, tell them the truth. I think (I hope) that your honesty would speak volumes. It would to me.
Good luck!

Answer 9

Most employers will not state the reason a job was ended, there are too many lawsuits. If you can, make up a believable other explanation for it. Otherwise, admit there were problems on the job and that you learned a great deal from the experience.

Answer 10

I would not say a thing. If they ask, say that your cousin in Altoona needed some immediate medical help and oyu had to leave.
The thing is, people say they check all the time, but in the cases where something has happened to me like this and I do not say anything, they never know.