OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application

[Stephen]

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 <eric.cope at gmail.com> 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 <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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