"When I completed all of the objectives given to me to accomplish, the position was abolished." At 09:57 AM 9/16/2010, you 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 ><timbogart@yahoo.com> 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