OT - Explaining periods of unemployment on an application

[Tim Bogart]

Just as an aside to everybody, 

I was interviewed on Wednesday of last week.  The interview was not in Phoenix. 
 They flew me to the interview site, put me up in a hotel overnight, and I 
interviewed the next day.  Then, this past Monday, I got an email from them that 
began like this... 

"Tim, Good day to you:

You should have received an email requesting you fill out an official employee 
application. Once you get this,  We would like to move forward with an offer for 
you but can not until this step is complete:"

Certain portions were edited out to conserve the name of the employer.

I guess I can still be eliminated depending what's on the application.  But I am 
very excited about this, nonetheless.

Wish me luck.

Respectfully,

Tim B.

"It's all good!"




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From: Lyle Tuttle <L.tuttle at cox.net>
To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thu, September 16, 2010 12:04:41 PM
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 <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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