It's not shady at all. And there's a lot of things that describe me, but untransparent is not one of them. In fact, my transparency often gets me into trouble,

It's not shady at all. And there's a lot of things that describe me, but untransparent is not one of them. In fact, my transparency often gets me into trouble, in a sense, because people are not used to it and it seemingly weirds them out. > Briefly explain each situation on the resume (i.e. "fixed contract ended" or "startup shut down due to loss of largest customer"). There's not room, and it's ultimately irrelevant to my experience and skills.