OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application

[Eric Cope]

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 <jd at twingeckos.com> 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 at 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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