Questionable work history?

[iflyjets4food]

Recently I was told by an HR rep at a regional that they were concerned about my work history, and I was not going to be called for an interview. Since you have to put a 10 year history for work on an application, my ap has every job I have ever had (I'm 25 years old) on it. I had like 6 jobs while I was in high school, but for the last 7 years, I've only worked at 3 different places. I'm wondering what people out there think about putting work history on job applications. Do you put jobs you had in high school, or does work history start with "professional" employment. Mine had a couple of burger joints and like K-mart and stuff. Please, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Recently I was told by an HR rep at a regional that they were concerned about my work history, and I was not going to be called for an interview......Mine had a couple of burger joints and like K-mart and stuff. Please, any help would be appreciated.

Maybe just leave off those crappy college and high school jobs if you can verify that you were in school during those times anyways. I never put down Paper Boy on any of my resumes. Good luck.

 

[iflyjets4food]

I'm not doing anything illegal by leaving those off when it says "complete" history? I don't put them on a resume, but the 10-year history kinda makes me nervous.

 

[11thHour]

Wierd. I had 11 jobs between my 18th and 23rd birthday which is when I started applying with regionals. It never caused me any problems. Good luck!

 

[ReverseSensing]

Recently I was told by an HR rep at a regional that they were concerned about my work history, and I was not going to be called for an interview.

I smell a rat: Either the HR person is lazy (doesn't want to do their job by checking your history), or they have some other reason not to like you and they're using your job history as an excuse.

Sucks, but I'd just put it behind you and not let it discourage you from fully disclosing everything asked for.

 

[ultrarunner]

Yeah, something is not right. Any educated HR rep is going to understand that all those jobs are normal, since you've only been employable in your field for a year or so.

I'd press on to a different outfit.

 

[DirkkDiggler]

They need a 10 year history to know if you've ever had a break in your employment history. I had several jobs in high school and college that I didn't report on my 10 year history because I was a full time student and full time student counts as a full time job. I wouldn't report any "joe jobs" that I had while I was a student or doing something else full time that I was reporting. You just need to have a 10 year background that includes no unexplainable breaks between jobs or school. Keep it simple.

 

[FN FAL]

Recently I was told by an HR rep at a regional that they were concerned about my work history, and I was not going to be called for an interview. Since you have to put a 10 year history for work on an application, my ap has every job I have ever had (I'm 25 years old) on it. I had like 6 jobs while I was in high school, but for the last 7 years, I've only worked at 3 different places. I'm wondering what people out there think about putting work history on job applications. Do you put jobs you had in high school, or does work history start with "professional" employment. Mine had a couple of burger joints and like K-mart and stuff. Please, any help would be appreciated.

I don't see no sin there, you're just listing what you got for crying out loud. Where's the beef?

I've got an angle on the whole ten years thing, I'm going to be stuck in Caravans for a decade or THREE. So now that I'm well on way to a decade of 208 time, if I get lucky enough to get an interview somewhere, I'm going to duct tape one of those "Jeppesen Airplane" thingies onto my Jim Browsky and go see the HR lady direct and yell, "how do you like me now?"

It's a good thing I like Caravans.

 

[ReverseSensing]

... I'm going to duct tape one of those "Jeppesen Airplane" thingies onto my Jim Browsky and go see the HR lady direct and yell, "how do you like me now?"

Maybe you could work a little Dustin Hoffman, a la Rainman into the routine. "I'm a very good pilot; definitely a good pilot."

 

[FN FAL]

Maybe you could work a little Dustin Hoffman, a la Rainman into the routine. "I'm a very good pilot; definitely a good pilot."

Hahahahahahah...that's great!

 

["GO AROUND"]

Let me guess, it was Xpress Jet? Their HR and interview process/people are F'd up. Somebody needs to start a thread on their worst interviews there. I could add a couple.

 

[erj-145mech]

Let me guess, it was Xpress Jet? Their HR and interview process/people are F'd up. Somebody needs to start a thread on their worst interviews there. I could add a couple.

Sounds like Mr. Sour Grapes didn't make it to a sucessful job offer?

 

[iflyjets4food]

Wasn't expressjet. It was one I really wanted to work for though. Just kinda stings a bit. Thanks for the help and advice.

 

[EHE2]

I don't see the problem, unless all of your former employers reported you as being terminated for disciplinary reasons. I have had 10 residences and 15 jobs (of which 6 of the companies no longer existed (mergers and buy outs)) and 3 colleges in my 10 year background check and it was never a problem. I disclosed every single job i ever had from age 14-24. Most companies outsource the background checks anyway. Sounds kind of fishy to me...

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Work sucks. Unemployment is worse.

Those gaps are to see whether you spent some time in the clink.

Employers don't like folks who are familiar with the clink.

 

[HughBeamont]

I didn't put down my pizza delivery job in college:
- Drove an unroadworthy car
- Smoked lots of cigarettes
- Got drunk in the bar upstairs after closing
- Developed academically and personally

 

[Stinkbug]

I've got an angle on the whole ten years thing, I'm going to be stuck in Caravans for a decade or THREE.

It's a good thing I like Caravans.

Why are you "stuck" in Caravans?

 

[ratherbeflyen]

Just get your w2 transcripts from the irs in austin. If you go online to irs.gov theres a form to get your history, its free. I worked under the table for my family farm and had to do that for the year I didnt have work history or school enrollment history.