They are just trying to find out if you were unemployed for any length and that you didnt just take a hike or somesuch i guess. This is a new one to me as well. On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Eric Cope wrote: > say things like you wanted to leverage some time off for personal > development projects or small business opportunities. > > Eric > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 9:57 AM, JD Austin wrote: >> >> Since it is vague interpret it in the way that best suits you :) >> Don't say anything negative about yourself if you can help it lest they >> filter your application to the trash before even interviewing you. >> I think in such situations LESS is MORE :) >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 09:53, Tim Bogart wrote: >>> >>> All, >>> Please forgive me for my stupidity, but I've never been able to wrap my >>> brain around this one. >>> I am filling out an application for a major corporation and on it they >>> wish me to provide dates of unemployment for the last seven years.  That I >>> get.  The part I don't get is that they wish me to provide an explanation >>> for those periods.  Explain what?  Why I was unemployed?  I got laid off, or >>> the contract expired or I got fired from the previous position.  Or, why I >>> was unemployed or why I couldn't find work?  I dunno.  Am I to explain why a >>> company didn't want to interview me, or hire me, or didn't get presented >>> with my resume?  This one just dumbfounds me.  To me, this is just a stupid >>> way to word something.  Oh, and by the way... nobody answers the help line. >>>  Nice... >>> Any thoughts? >>> Tim B. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss