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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Job application form/sick days? |
I am applying for a job and it asks how many days you've had off work in the past 24 months I had a full 30 days off at the start of the year due to bad anxiety. I have recovered from this now and it no longer affects my work. How do I word this properly on ym application form. Thanks Just like you did in your question. Be completely honest and offer a brief explanation. Don't feel like you have to defend it. These things do happen to people and if it was "one absence of 30 days" (use that if you feel like it), then it won't matter. The key issue is your full & complete recovery. Employers can be a bit wary of "non-physical" ailments because there can always be doubt about your "complete" recovery. If everything else stacks up, I doubt your absence will affect your application, although you may need to go into more detail at an interview. Good Luck The guys below are completely right....and their advice is valuable at the interview stage....but don't forget we are talking about what to put on your form to get you the best chance of an interview.....honest but brief. Source(s): I manage 20 staff and provide guidance to departmental recruiters. I'm sorry I do not totally agree with Music Man. It is no ones business as to why you were off. That is a private matter. It falls under patient privacy act known as HIPPA. I would just say you had to take an approved leave of absence for personal matters and that is it. It is none of the employers business as to why. Just make sure you emphasize approved and if it was paid time off mention that. I have been on both sides of that fence so I am familiar of the laws. Health Professional for 20 years with recruiting experince. Also personal experience with a similar situation Yeah, I agree with Nettie. Except, I like Music Man's idea of making it clear that it was ONE absence of a 30 day length (as opposed to calling in sick every sunny Friday). Nettie is right, and they CAN'T ask you about your illness in the interview. They can ask how you were able to adjust coming back to work (did you get your work caught up in a reasonable time, etc.), but they can't ask details about the illness, per se. It's illegal. It is sort of like being an alcoholic. Someone can be fully recovered, but that one time they are in a tough situation at a party or something and you take that drink and the problems start again. With anxiety, you can learn coping strategies etc.., but your potential employer, may think well what if you are in a situation where you have a tight deadline or you have a stretch of a few weeks where you are really busy. Will you not be able to cope? So I would not tell them about the anxiety. You are fully protected under the HIPPA laws. You do not have to say it was for anxiety, but I would tell them it was a one time leave of absence. As others have mentioned I would say I took an approved leave of absence for personal reasons. I have never been asked how many days I have had off, but I have had short term disability due to the same problem. |
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