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Why does your future employer need to know where you were for the last four years if you can do the job? Perhaps it's unethical, but if I was given the choice

Why does your future employer need to know where you were for the last four years if you can do the job? Perhaps it's unethical, but if I was given the choice between not being able to provide for my wife any kids, and being less that forthcoming on a resume, I'm going to choose the latter each and every time. With that - find some company that has closed shop in the past two months. Their HR staff etc. will be long gone, and who's to say if you worked there or not. A job's a job - if you can do it then your resume shouldn't matter.

mtsr 4y ago
Being caught lying about something like that could end up giving long lasting problems. I’d be much more inclined to find a friendly company for the first post-burnout job and then hop from there in a year or two/three.
mpalfrey 4y ago
This is a bit (a lot) dodgy. I've had to provide background references for a number of jobs in the past. This could well come back and bite you - what if the person hiring knows people from the company you supposedly worked for? It's a small world out there, in particular if you're looking for roles close to home.
- vertis 4y ago
  I don't see how it's dodgy to craft a resume that tells the story you want to say unless you're inserting things that didn't happen. Getting a job is an exercise in sales and marketing. Everything I've seen about OP's post and comments can be pitched in a manner that highlights learning and growth. This isn't dodgy it's essential. To be clear, I think you can do lots of dodgy things with a resume, but you can also craft a narrative without any of those things (e.g. claiming skills and experience you don't have).
  - jallen_dot_dev 4y ago
    > unless you're inserting things that didn't happen. The comment suggested: > find some company that has closed shop in the past two months. Their HR staff etc. will be long gone, and who's to say if you worked there or not.
    - vertis 4y ago
      Ah, shouldn't comment on the internet before coffee
solarmist 4y ago
Yeah, no. Don't do this. Just label it as an independent sabbatical/break/long vacation/whatever and call it good. It'd be great if you learned some things in this period that could be useful in a job but not required.

mtsr 4y ago

Being caught lying about something like that could end up giving long lasting problems. I’d be much more inclined to find a friendly company for the first post-burnout job and then hop from there in a year or two/three.

mpalfrey 4y ago

This is a bit (a lot) dodgy. I've had to provide background references for a number of jobs in the past. This could well come back and bite you - what if the person hiring knows people from the company you supposedly worked for? It's a small world out there, in particular if you're looking for roles close to home.

vertis 4y ago
I don't see how it's dodgy to craft a resume that tells the story you want to say unless you're inserting things that didn't happen. Getting a job is an exercise in sales and marketing. Everything I've seen about OP's post and comments can be pitched in a manner that highlights learning and growth. This isn't dodgy it's essential. To be clear, I think you can do lots of dodgy things with a resume, but you can also craft a narrative without any of those things (e.g. claiming skills and experience you don't have).
- jallen_dot_dev 4y ago
  > unless you're inserting things that didn't happen. The comment suggested: > find some company that has closed shop in the past two months. Their HR staff etc. will be long gone, and who's to say if you worked there or not.
  - vertis 4y ago
    Ah, shouldn't comment on the internet before coffee

solarmist 4y ago

Yeah, no. Don't do this. Just label it as an independent sabbatical/break/long vacation/whatever and call it good. It'd be great if you learned some things in this period that could be useful in a job but not required.