One of the reasons people can't find employment....

gettingready

Ringo - that was just an example, does not apply to me.

I am personally trying to move from contracting back into permanent and from commuting up to 6 hours per day (yup) to a local job.

Permanent, in my field and local seems to be difficult to find.

So just killing time here

pioneer22

ringo_24601 wrote: »

"You're only as good as your last gig"

Unfortunately, recruitment is a blunt tool. If you are applying for a job where there are likely to be a large number of applicants then you're going to need to be shining out from a lot of others. If your last job was irrelevant to the job you are applying for then you don't stand much chance. Just the cruel way things work.

You need to be creative with your CV. It's not a 'nice and accurate history of your worke history' but a sales sheet for your next job

You say redundant, unless you state the reason for leaving I say DISMISSED.

That's the way it works.

gettingready

pioneer22 wrote: »

You say redundant, unless you state the reason for leaving I say DISMISSED.

That's the way it works.

Keep digging, not sure how much more damage to yourself can you do but keep digging.

I guess you are the 3rd (spare wheel) on the interview panel and the "power" got to your little head.

Out of here, sincere condolences to anyone who ever had/will have a misfortune to be working anywhere near you.

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gettingready wrote: »

I am personally trying to move from contracting back into permanent and from commuting up to 6 hours per day (yup) to a local job.

One of the key reasons I've avoided contracting.. although it doesn't stop me from having to make silly train journeys (like Leeds to London, return in the same day) to get to our office.

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are both in HR, so i've had a hell of a lot of good advice in terms of getting my CV sharpened up.

gettingready

Ringo - thought you did move to the dark side? No? LOL
I have done a year and half commuting/living near site on Mon-Fri basis (on and off) in the last role and honestly never again. Pity as that particular place/team were all great and offered a veryyyyy long (and very well paid) extension but had to refuse.
Honestly 5-6 hours per day commute on public transport 5 days per week was killing me. Same with living away from home on Mon-Fri basis.
Only local now. 30 min from home would be great...:)
Maybe I should send you my CV as from what I remember we are in similar field....
(only joking)

steampowered

pioneer22 wrote: »

You say redundant, unless you state the reason for leaving I say DISMISSED.

That's the way it works.

I think this mentality is very old fashioned to be honest. I am sure it was true once but these days I wonder how many employers follow it.

These days it is very common for people to move around between employers every few years. Particularly where it is necessary to do this to get a promotion, or to broaden your experience.

The reason for leaving your last job is certainly a relevant question at interview, but I don't think it is appropriate to list reasons for leaving on a CV.

pioneer22

gettingready wrote: »

Keep digging, not sure how much more damage to yourself can you do but keep digging.

I guess you are the 3rd (spare wheel) on the interview panel and the "power" got to your little head.

Out of here, sincere condolences to anyone who ever had/will have a misfortune to be working anywhere near you.

Best of luck with your job search.

pioneer22

steampowered wrote: »

I think this mentality is very old fashioned to be honest. I am sure it was true once but these days I wonder how many employers follow it.

These days it is very common for people to move around between employers every few years. Particularly where it is necessary to do this to get a promotion, or to broaden your experience.

The reason for leaving your last job is certainly a relevant question at interview, but I don't think it is appropriate to list reasons for leaving on a CV.

What I mean is someone going from a professional role to say a pot wash needs explaining on a CV otherwise it just leaves a question mark. Especially when there's a few hundred other applications.

I have moved around a lot mostly to get salary increases as that's the norm in the private sector.

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Nah, was tempted by the dark side but I like working from home too much

We've got a hiring freeze on at the moment; I'm lucky to be avoiding the second round of redundancies in 18 months.

gettingready

Nobody states reason for leaving a job on their CV.

Maybe on application form if asked for after every job listing but not on CV.