OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application

[Lyle Tuttle]

"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 at yahoo.com>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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