AcroChik
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I Was In The Exact Same Situation
I earned my CFI while in university. I was instructing at a small field in suburban NY when academic pressures became too great for me to pull enough instruction hours for it to be worthwhile to either myself or my employer. Thus, I was "let go." Pretty much by mutual agreement.
I was on very good terms with the boss, and totally paranoid about what being "let go" would look like to potential future employers in the industry when I would have to check off one of those little boxes.
I asked my boss if he would write a letter to me, saying my work had been above par and that termination of my employment was by mutual agreement and due to the academic pressure of completing a dual major in math and physics (it was his idea to put this detail in the letter). He said, "Why don't you write something for me to sign." I did and he did, on corporate letterhead. I kept the original.
I haven't needed to submit this to any prospective employers because, coincidentally, I'm back working where I was before, while looking for another job. Thankfully, because the local economy has turned a bit, I'm pretty busy these days.
Maybe this idea is helpful to you?
I earned my CFI while in university. I was instructing at a small field in suburban NY when academic pressures became too great for me to pull enough instruction hours for it to be worthwhile to either myself or my employer. Thus, I was "let go." Pretty much by mutual agreement.
I was on very good terms with the boss, and totally paranoid about what being "let go" would look like to potential future employers in the industry when I would have to check off one of those little boxes.
I asked my boss if he would write a letter to me, saying my work had been above par and that termination of my employment was by mutual agreement and due to the academic pressure of completing a dual major in math and physics (it was his idea to put this detail in the letter). He said, "Why don't you write something for me to sign." I did and he did, on corporate letterhead. I kept the original.
I haven't needed to submit this to any prospective employers because, coincidentally, I'm back working where I was before, while looking for another job. Thankfully, because the local economy has turned a bit, I'm pretty busy these days.
Maybe this idea is helpful to you?
