I had a job for 5 years, and I was so tired of it, I finally found another job back in July. That job that was supposed to be so wonderful was terrible due to the stupid cliquey girls that I got stuck with (and the hours weren't consistent either, so I wanted something that I could rely on more). After 4 months, I left it for the job that I spent 3 weeks in before I couldn't work anymore (total time employed was not even 2 months).
I sent in my resume and took a test with an insurance company (I'm a nurse, this is totally different than what I know) and somehow passed it. Now they want me to fill out an application and schedule a phone interview with them. I know I've got great references and my supervisors from my first job said wonderful things about me, but I'm really worried about filling out the previous employment section. They want to know why I left each job. I was planning on completely leaving out my last job since I was only there 3 weeks, but by doing that, I can't exactly be truthful on why I left the second job.
If I told them I got sick, there's no way they would consider me. I thought about telling them I left nursing because it was too hard on my body (it really was hard on me, I had 2 shoulder injuries a few months apart, and the pain is something I'll have to live with the rest of my life). That still doesn't explain a 4 month gap in employment that'll show when I wasn't actually injured when I quit the second job. When I applied for another job (that I didn't get), my mom said I should say I can't be on my feet all day anymore (which could explain the career change), but no matter what I do, it is going to look really bad on me.
I feel like the fact that I'm a nurse really hurts me because they'll wonder why a nurse would be applying for those jobs, and if I'd plan on leaving if I found another nursing job. Without being able to just come out and say I've got a neurological disease preventing me from doing the job I was trained for, it seems like any excuse I come up with is going to be a bad one. I'm also pretty sure the whole nursing thing is why I didn't get the last job I interviewed for. What do you do in a situation like this? Being truthful will cost me the job, but then coming up with some lame excuse that isn't true seems really bad too. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I sent in my resume and took a test with an insurance company (I'm a nurse, this is totally different than what I know) and somehow passed it. Now they want me to fill out an application and schedule a phone interview with them. I know I've got great references and my supervisors from my first job said wonderful things about me, but I'm really worried about filling out the previous employment section. They want to know why I left each job. I was planning on completely leaving out my last job since I was only there 3 weeks, but by doing that, I can't exactly be truthful on why I left the second job.
If I told them I got sick, there's no way they would consider me. I thought about telling them I left nursing because it was too hard on my body (it really was hard on me, I had 2 shoulder injuries a few months apart, and the pain is something I'll have to live with the rest of my life). That still doesn't explain a 4 month gap in employment that'll show when I wasn't actually injured when I quit the second job. When I applied for another job (that I didn't get), my mom said I should say I can't be on my feet all day anymore (which could explain the career change), but no matter what I do, it is going to look really bad on me.
I feel like the fact that I'm a nurse really hurts me because they'll wonder why a nurse would be applying for those jobs, and if I'd plan on leaving if I found another nursing job. Without being able to just come out and say I've got a neurological disease preventing me from doing the job I was trained for, it seems like any excuse I come up with is going to be a bad one. I'm also pretty sure the whole nursing thing is why I didn't get the last job I interviewed for. What do you do in a situation like this? Being truthful will cost me the job, but then coming up with some lame excuse that isn't true seems really bad too. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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