I'm not looking for a job right now, but jmo531's thread ("Why did they even call") made me think of a question that's come to mind from time to time: I'm 37, and my work history is poor. I've only worked about two months at the longest, and I've only had about three jobs, all many years ago. If I go back into the work force, 1) how do I get employers to not toss my resume aside when they see I have practically no work history, and 2) if they do call me, they'll inevitably ask for an explanation, so what do I say? I mean, I can explain to them I have a disability (although I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather not mention it if I'm able to function in the workplace again), but they always get a tone of doubt that I'll be able to be a good employee. Even though I haven't worked most of my adulthood, I had periods where I did submit resumes. How do I deal with this?