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Author: Lyle Tuttle
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application
"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
><<mailto: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.
>
>
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