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Ronin 02-27-2006 05:19 PM

Short jobs on resume
 
I've had a few shorter jobs in my life - eg some jobs just didnt work out after 3 or 4 months so I quite for one reason or another.

Should I delete these from my resume, as they can make me look unreliable.

Or should I leave them on there?

Tsveta 02-28-2006 12:01 PM

It depends what type of job you are looking for. Is it a seasonal student job, contracting or permanent position? If you are looking for a job for the summer season or you want to work on a contract it should be fine.

Bronco 03-01-2006 04:42 PM

If i have quit or been sacked from short term jobs in the past, I wont put them on my resume.
I have had at least 4 jobs that have never seen the light of day on my resume, due to the fact that I dont want to explain to an employer why I left so soon.

trappercase 03-07-2006 01:51 PM

If you gave proper notice, left for a good reason and the experience is relevant, I would leave it on. Make sure your reason isn't something like "I didn't like the manager" or anything like that. Gaps in a resume are just as unattractive as short jobs. Also, if it is not a lot of short jobs in a row, most employers will understand that some jobs are not what the employee thinks it is.

Ronin 03-28-2006 04:34 PM

thanks for the responses :)
Well the real reasons I left WERE because I didnt like the jobs.. but I cant exactly say that.

I may just leave them off altogether, I dont see a benefit to leaving them on.
I can just say I was self studying during that time ;)


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