cv gap excuse

juanveron45

Basically I have a 5 month gap on my cv and this is what im going to say

" I was in the job 18 months and I felt I was ready for a promotion , unfortunately there was very little oppourtunities availiable and it had been that way for some time so I decided to leave.On reflection I suppose this was the wrong decision as I should have had another job lined up before I left.All I can say is that it is something I have learned from and its one of those lessons of life"

no real lies there, let me know what ye think

breadmonkey

Is this the 3rd thread you've started about this?

estebancambias

Just say no club was willing to offer Chelsea's asking price.

AARRRGH

Why don't you just say you didn't think it would be so hard to find another job? Also, you were financially comfortable so could afford a couple of months break.

Vokes

breadmonkey wrote: »

Is this the 3rd thread you've started about this?

I think it must closer the 300th!


What dublindude wrote above is reasonable, OP.

Quality

K.I.S.S

Keep It SImple Stupid

The last thing an interviewer wants to here is a big long drowl. Focus on the positive rather than negative, what Dublindude says is perfect, Stay focused and positive

JohnnyBravo

Travelling

Eoin

JohnnyBravo wrote: »

Travelling

I think the OP may be using this to explain another gap in the CV.

juanveron45 - how long before your next post here to say that you're changing careers again? Would you take the advise that a few people have offered, and just go to a career guidance councillor and sort out what it is you'll be happy doing.

mick.fr

Almost all Irish people made a trip somewhere overseas in their life and have a gap of a few months, 1 year.
No big deal. Is it?

the_syco

Spiritual Journey. Or some other tree-hugger-bo||ox, and if it comes up in the interview, change the subject.

juanveron45

I know I have brought this up before but I dont want to say I went travelling because I havent and I dont want to get caught out in a lie, I also dont want to say a parent was sick because again its sounds wrong and again its a lie the excuse i made at the thread start is more or less the truth whats wrong with it?

Eoin

juanveron45 wrote: »

I know I have brought this up before but I dont want to say I went travelling because I havent and I dont want to get caught out in a lie, I also dont want to say a parent was sick because again its sounds wrong and again its a lie the excuse i made at the thread start is more or less the truth whats wrong with it?

But are you sure that you're going for the right role? - you took up a degree course, but dropped out and were talking about becoming a recruitment agent. I'm just saying that perhaps you should focus on what it is you want to do, or I'll bet that you'll be posting the same question after a few months of another job you don't like.

Quality

Nobody actually likes there job do they, Its about finding something you feel comfortable in doiing that is all really?

I hate the fact that I have to go to work, even though it is only 3 days a week.

Juanveron, Just try and find something that a. pays well and b. is tolerable

juanveron45

Thanks for all your opinions and I have thought about this

Even though I dropped out of my degree ,4 years is not wasted I still have my diploma in which took me 3 years to do the degree was only a 1 year add on, an option I may go back to in the future but most definitely part-time

For the moment Im preparing for an interview for a job I really do want, that offers good pay, good promotional oppourtunites and its one im qualified for with my diploma in


I did have a job after the gap from april to august 2007 but it was boring, bad pay and not what I was qualified for

Im not as nervous at interviews as I once was but the 5 month gap from from sep to march last year is still getting me down and I really want this job most people i personally know tell me to just say I went travelling I dont feel comfortable saying this or that one of my parents was sick

Especially since im not trying to cover up anything, I performed well in the job before the gap and I will get a good reference

Should I be punished for the rest of my life because I left a job for no apparent reason

Eoin

Unless you cover up the first gap, you now have the guts of a year to explain away.

The "no apparant reason" is exactly why you will be punished - and by yourself, not by anyone else. If you can't give a valid reason, then why on earth would a company be prepared to take a risk on you.

Personally I would be completely uncomfortable saying a family member was ill - it just wouldn't feel right at all, so I agree with you on that one. The travelling one is a good one, but you're not comfortable that.

By the way, if your gap is from "april to august 2007" - does that mean you've been doing something for the last couple of months, or is it in fact April to December?

Vokes

I believe juanveron has started his add-on degree in Sept.

juanveron45

sep2006-march2007 This was the gap

march2007-september2007 working.it was a crap job an dthey didnt ask about the gap

september2007-October2007 started and dropped out of degree

seanabc

Why don't you just say you didn't think it would be so hard to find another job? Also, you were financially comfortable so could afford a couple of months break.

This sounds good to me. I'll be using something like this when I start looking for work again in the new year. I got tired of the job I was in in October and quit. Fortunately it was pretty well-paying so I had managed to save a bit.

I think it generally is a good idea not to quit a job unless you have something lined up though.

far2gud

seanabc wrote: »

This sounds good to me. I'll be using something like this when I start looking for work again in the new year. I got tired of the job I was in in October and quit. Fortunately it was pretty well-paying so I had managed to save a bit.

That sounds dodgy, I would go for the Chelsea option before this. Just say you went travelling, simple as that.

seanabc

That sounds dodgy, I would go for the Chelsea option before this. Just say you went travelling, simple as that.

I don't know why travelling is such a good excuse. Doesn't that not suggest that you haven't settled down yet?

Eoin

seanabc wrote: »

I don't know why travelling is such a good excuse. Doesn't that not suggest that you haven't settled down yet?

I would say it could suggest the opposite - i.e. you've got the travelling out of your system.

seanabc

I would say it could suggest the opposite - i.e. you've got the travelling out of your system.

I partly quit my job to get drinking and lying in bed out of my system.

juanveron45

there are some real **** on this forum

seanabc

there are some real **** on this forum

People with no sense of humour too. Anyway, I agree with the suggestion about how you hadn't expected to find the job market so tough.

estebancambias

Come on Juan Seba my comment was while not helpful, suitable.

Glacier

I dropped out of College 2 years ago, and have been mostly travelling and haven't really had any worth putting on CV since. What this be unusual? Would travelling be aghood enough explanation or would it look bad to an employer?