I don t my employee start and end date?

Question

For both my last jobs I know I hadn t worked there long and on this new job application it says to list the start and end dates. It will look bad if I list two months only for both my jobs! Can I lie?

Answer 1

I knew a person that lied at every job interview he ever had. No matter what the position was, he had already worked two summers for his uncle in Alabama doing the exact same thing. He got plenty of jobs that way but he never kept a new job longer than 2 weeks and did thousands of dollars in damages while trying to work.



I think it finally reached its peak when he lost two fingers in a machining accident his first week on a new job. He lost his lawsuit against the company that hired him because the company proved negligence on his part. Not only could he never produce his uncle from Alabama to verify his training, he failed a basic competency test on the machine he clearly stated in his resume that he was an expert operating and the company produced multiple resumes as evidence that he had been lying to all of this previous employers primarily due to clear conflicts in employment.



It is best to tell the truth, both for you and for the company you wish to work for.

Answer 2

Don't lie. If you only worked there a couple of months and left on bad terms, just don't put the job on the application.

Answer 3

My resume says



June 2013 - September 2014



or something like that format. It doesn't need to be exact, they just want you to explain any significant gaps in employment. Because that usually indicates you were fired.

Answer 4

Best ring the tax office, they will know the dates even if you didn't pay any.