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Would you put on a resume a job you only kept for 15 days? - looking for a job again

Posted: Nov 30, 2011

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reply - Danica

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I sure wouldn't...can't see any reason to even mention it.

that's what I thought. - OP

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thanks!!

Your mileage may vary by state or purpose... - anon

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If you're talking about a resume, I wouldn't put anything that lasted less than 3 months unless it was intended to be a temp job or served some genuinely useful purpose in terms of job skills. 3 months (90 days) is a standard "probationary" length, and if you were questioned about that job's absence from your resume, you could simply reply that you and the employer mutually agreed to not complete the probationary period.

However, there may be instances where a prospective employer "demands" a "complete" employment record. I would have to consider in that circumstance what the risks of not mentioning the job were, compared to the risks of the prospective employer tracking down derogatory statements from a former employer that only lasted 2 weeks. On top of that, I think most former employers would have the legal sense to not say anything slanderous about somebody who only lasted 2 weeks - what would be the point? And if they did, I would hope that the prospective employer would not put as much credibility on those comments as they might on a longer-lasting employer's remarks.

Saying slanderous things - Old Pro

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Because the way employment laws are written, my legal counsel advised me to ONLY do this and ONLY this:
1. Confirm the dates people worked.
2. Answer (either yes or no): "Would you hire this person again?"

That is ALL. No matter how great or how lousy the MT, the above is all that should be said to protect one's 6 o'clock.

You're absolutely right, but.... - anon

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What your legal counsel told you is 100% correct advice, but you'd be surprised how many reference-giving bosses apparently don't read their legal memos!

We have personally called former bosses pretending to be prospective employers, trying to find out whether a reference is giving a good reference or a bad reference, and the majority of the people listed as references gave a LOT more info than just dates of employment. In our cases, it was good info, not slanderous, but we still consider carefully now how to phrase former employers' contact info on the resume! Lest you think I've gone split personality, the "we" reference is to my spouse and me. There have been times when both of us were concerned about what our references were saying about us.

Keep in mind that "references" and "employers" can mean two different things. A list of references is generally people you expect to give you a good report. A list of former employers could mean that whoever happens to answer the phone that day is the one who gives the reference. While the HR personnel hopefully have been trained to only give dates of employment and answer the "would you rehire" question, other random people may end up being the ones to answer the phone.

Yes, I agree with you - Old Pro

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You make some great points. I think that having the State of California as a client for a decade really tuned me up to legal issues. For example, you could not say to anyone (even someone of the same gender,) "You look nice today." The risks of sexual harassment were there. I think there is a big difference between telling another female that you like her haircut and saying to some guy "Whatcha doing afer work, baby?" but the state makes no differentiation. California is political correctness gone totally amok, but don't get me started. (Insert yelling symbol here.)

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