[BlueCrustacean]

I hate it when a resume asks you to accurately write EVERY single address you've lived in in the past 10 years. I've moved around almost every single year most of my life, and I will not be arsed to go back and figure out all those addresses I've forgotten about for some stupid unknown reason. I put in the previous two addresses and left it at that. Granted, I did technically lie and say "no", just so that it wouldn't keep forcing me to put down addresses. The application did tell me that any omissions or falsifications would terminate my chances of employment, but I sent the application anyway. I honestly do not freaking care. Why IS it so important to know all my addresses anyway???

I don't understand why a job application would need to know where you lived and have ever lived.

[BlueCrustacean]

I've had to answer a stupid questionaire like that before, and last time I actually tried as best I could to answer all of it (I got hired for that job). This time I'm over it. It does. not. matter.

[ChipperMonkey]

I've moved around but I never technically changed my permanent address. LOL Oops. I guess it does look weird that I'm in my 30's and my address has been the same since 1990. Oh well, I was in school for part of my time during all of those moves, so that's sort of my excuse, you don't have to change your home address if you are in a new location just for educational purposes.

[eeyorestail]

I've never heard of that on a job application. It's common for background/credit checks, however.

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[BlueCrustacean]

Originally Posted by eeyorestail

I've never heard of that on a job application. It's common for background/credit checks, however.

They do that simultaneously these days.

[thecrankyone]

It depends on the job you are applying for. I've been asked for addresses going back if I haven't lived at my current address for at least a year. But never for all my addresses (which would need a separate page).

It may be different if you're job requires high security clearance, which would be for example those that check your fingerprints and so on.

Mine only needed to check that I wasn't a person would be likely to steal credit card information. Just a criminal background check for financial crimes, such as check or credit card fraud.