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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Would this behavior be ethical or unethical? |
A job seeker may not list all his working history in the job application. In the process of application, if someone omits his previous jobs and experiences, and the interviewer knows it, what could be the possible outcome. Is it necessary to hide such things ? Is such behaviour ethical? Just tell the truth and you would be the much better for it. Do not reveal any negative situations unless directly asked. If you must explain a negative situation, keep it brief and blame-free. Emphasize how you have learned from the situation and emphasize that the same problem will not reoccur. If you simply had a troublesome relationship with a former boss or co-workers but were not fired, there is no need to share these negative details in an interview. Peace and blessings! It is always risky to "lie through ommission". If the job was far enough in the past, you might cut off your work history at a certain point -- but to omit jobs for the wrong reasons is unethical. My guess you already know that...or you wouldn't be asking. Years in Human Resources. If you omit jobs in between other jobs - it's not just unethical, it's considered lying on an application and grounds for not getting the job or even being terminated from the job if they find out you lied. However, if you are omitting job history that is older than 10 years - or is 10 jobs ago... that's different. A lot of employers don't check that far back anyway and as long as you have current, relevent experience - that's what matters. Keep in mind that there is a difference between a resume and an application. Many people will omit things from a resume that aren't relevent or list jobs in a certain order as a way to highlight areas that are related to the job they are applying for... but when you are completing an application, to omit jobs is risky at best, and can cost you the job at worst. Honesty goes a long way bring it up that you wanted to be as honest as possible on your application so you tried to be as acurate of your job history.If you dont remember the dates you worked there call them up they have it in there computer for tax purposes.They will tell you when you worked because dates is all you need for a proper work history.This works because I have had to do this to update my work history. when i first came to canada, i worked in canada and my first job was pizza girl in mcdonald's in north vancouver, now when i was applying for a job as a nurse,i didnt have to tell them about that one month experience, it wasnt necessary and i didnt think it was unethical |
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