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Career Problem

  • 09-07-2007 4:22pm
    #1
    Maurice1978
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Basically what happened was I took a redundancy package last september and took four months off work. I started looking in January and had a tough time finding a suitable job. What I ended up doing is panicking and taking the first good job I was offered. Four months later and Im looking to leave and the job really hasnt worked out for me.

    My question is will staying in a role for a short preiod of time damage my prospects when I look for a new job. Im thinking redundancy, career break which ended up as six months and current job of only four months wont look good on a CV. How can I work around this? Also will prospective employers seek a reference from my current employer, this may not be favourable considering I havent stayed for very long.


Comments

  • #2
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    I would suggest applying for jobs that you are actually interested in and seeing how it works out. If you can adequately describe your reasons for changing job after four months most employers won't write you off.

    Considering that sticking it out for another six months won't look significantly better from a CV point of view I would think that from a career standpoint it would be better to try to get a suitable job now rather than waste your time.

    Also, if I were interviewing someone leaving a job after only four months I wouldn't expect all that glowing a reccomendation. Assuming that you tok redundancy on good terms I would suggest that you should offset this by ensuring that you get an excellent reference from your previous employer.


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