View Single Post
 
Old Apr 23, 2014, 11:28 AM
ChaoticMess19's Avatar
ChaoticMess19 ChaoticMess19 is offline
Member
 
Member Since: Mar 2014
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 30
Quote:
Originally Posted by misfit77 View Post
I don't have that problem, but I am in Employment Counsellor, so I think I can probably give you some good advice.

1. Depending on where you live, check to see if there are free employment services in your area. I am in Canada and work for a free government employment service. People like me are trained to help. Sometimes there are special programs for people suffering from mental illness to help them keep jobs.

2. When it comes to your resume try using a functional format instead of the standard chronological. It's a skills based resume designed to grab the employer's attention and draw them away from your job history. I provided a link for you.
Functional Resume Definition

3. When you do put dates on your resume leave out the months-just put the years (2011-2014). If you left a job in December of a particular year, it's usually okay to stretch it out to the next year (so if you left in Dec of 2013, just put 2014. Same goes if you started one in early January you can usually put the year before down. It's not 100% truthful I know-but it's not stretching the truth too far. It's one of those things you sometimes have to do.
4. Look into why you left jobs in the past and see what you could have done differently. We all want to walk out sometimes. Look into coping strategies. And ways to deal with the things that have cause you to walk out in the past.

Hope that helps :-)
Misfit


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is helpful to me, too!! Thank you!
__________________
People love me... I hate myself. I'm a celebrity in my own mind...