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long gap in unemployment

  • 19-05-2007 6:15pm
    #1
    girvtheswerve
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭


    i havent worked in a year. i dunno its just seemed to snowball but now i wanna really cop on and get decent job. but with the big gap in employment and no way to explain it am i just ****ed? is there any way to get around this problem? i have a pass degree. is there any point in me applyin to banks etc for junior positions or are they just going to bin it straight away?i'd appreciate any help. cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Say you were in a Kibbutz, working as a volunteer, minding an elderly relative...


  • #3
    Dirk Gently
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,784 ✭✭✭Dirk Gently


    get any oul mickey mouse job for a few weeks and then apply for a better job that you actually want. Put down on your cv that you worked in x from 2000-2006 and then your new mickey mouse job 2007-present. It will appear like there are no gaps.


  • #4
    Exit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭Exit


    Just say you were travelling.


  • #5
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    I remember a similar post coming up recently.

    Just say a parent developed a back problem and you needed to be around full-time to help them out.

    Sciatica is usually a good option. It's a trapped nerve in your back that makes you fairly immobile for 6 months to a year. It usually goes away of its own accord during that period.

    What ever excuse you use, keep it fairly simple and boring so that you don't get grilled too hard on the details.


  • #6
    girvtheswerve
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭girvtheswerve


    ive received unemployment benefit for bit now tho. can employees find that out? i have been lookin for jobs. just too picky i suppose


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  • #7
    cashback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭cashback


    I kinda know your predicament. I had an interview last week and to fill in gaps I said I was working with my uncle who's a farmer. Not that I ever did.
    Of course if you live in a city it might not be as plausible.
    There's plenty of things you can say.
    Check http://www.cvtips.com/


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