True, people must remember employers will hide or omit information to get you in the door. No shame in the game.

I didn’t get fired but I had an unpleasant experience at my previous job and I just removed it from my LinkedIn today and i am so happy

As someone who has spent the better part of a 25 year career as an independent contractor working 9-24 months on a job, it can be challenging to present a compelling narrative of experiences that doesn’t look like an unstable job-hopper at first glance. It looks like I’m going to have to let go of those big name businesses and demote them to a line item as a client of my business instead of showing them as an employer.

Single handedly alleviating job interview anxiety one informative video at a time and leaping tall buildings in a single bound way to go Don G !

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear my videos are helpful to you

Just me, or do resumes feel super outdated in this digital world we live in?

@helenarichard

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly in a world based on short jobs, gig economy... I have 9 jobs in 4 years... It would be stupid of them demanding a 1 page cv and having to list all these short jobs! It's unnecessary to put in irrelevant experience for a specific job, even though the experience is there. If they wanna see the entire list, keep one complete cv. Pick from that for different jobs. I only list my 3 last jobs and only cause I wanna stay in the same industry. I can also just tell them about other job during the actual interview.

@YTStoleMyUsername

2 жыл бұрын

Candidates/job seekers need the equivalent of the ATS that employers have.... we need AI to do some of the work for us!!! In this day and age it still amazes me we are writing our resumes up from scratch, and have to look up videos and articles on how to get them to pass ATS and catch the employers eye. But of course that would cost $$$

@BillClinton228

Ай бұрын

Is it weird how employers are allowed to know everything about you down to your credit history... but you can't check their staff turnover or their company culture unless they are on glassdoor which most companies are not. Also companies will outright lie in interviews but if you're not 100% honest about your employment history you're almost considered a criminal. This whole thing is incredibly one sided.

Been applying with the same resume sent to every job because I was afraid of gaps, when reality it's preferred in most cases. I am glad I found your videos, they're helping me with my job search a lot!

0:33 OH MY GOSH. Thank you for this! I feel a huge a relief ❤️

I am new to your channel and with this being the first video, I am definitely tuning into all other videos, as I update my resume and LinkedIn profile. Thank you for being so detailed!!!

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Always valuable advice and information. Thank you. We appreciate your uploads very much!

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

I was literally thinking about the saaaaame thing today before applying for my dream job and you uploaded this :D thanks Don!

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help you my friend

That tip at around 6:00 minutes was an "ABSOLUTE BOMB TIP". Why the HELL didn't I ever think of doing that. Appreciated.

Hi Don..Your video not only gave me a way but also brought peace in my mind. :-)

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to hear that.

Saying you freelance is super useful. I barely ever take on a gig, but I have it listed on my cv with the date being: 2019 til present. They can't check how many gigs I have, but I seem busy all the time.

From a company person who disclosed this secret to me... there are employers who will be able to tell where you've applied to, not just where you've worked...

I had to create a "federal resume" to apply for jobs with the federal government. Among other formatting requirements, the expectation is starting month and year to departure month and year (and hours worked per week). The purpose is to assist HR to discern "creditable experience" to help determine if the candidate is "minimally qualified" in order to make the referral certificate for the hiring manager. Also a six to ten plus page CV full of detail is not out of the ordinary.

This was very helpful. Thank you.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. So glad to help you

Quite informative video, enjoyed.

I always hated explaining why I got fired from a job I had for 2 months so I omit that information and makes interviews alot easier

Don, you’re a good man!

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

You are too kind. Thank you

Thank you for this video. Can you combine customer relations jobs under a "consulting" like umbrella or would you have to have an official "consulting" business already developed?

Thanks Don!

Thanks for the tips, I'm getting rejected left and right cause of a huge gap during covid. I never know what to say and just keep rambling stuff.

Hi this note is to thank you for all that you teach us . Thanks to all that is been taught I got called for an interview after applying the methods of resume writing. I was asked for references in 2 days and now i see the date for the job advert extended . what should I do.

Unfortunately, some jobs I've encountered, have asked for the month and even the date I was hired.

@TSBilliards86

2 жыл бұрын

Majority do

@TSBilliards86

2 жыл бұрын

Most companies ask for month and year...

I have elongated a couple of jobs lately to fill some gaps . Thankfully the people i need to get references from ( ex employers) wers cool with this . Although where p45's are concerned, makes it a little difficult. The p45's dont match the start & end dates - luckily, no one has noticed so far.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

All right

Some companies I applied for ask month and the year unless you are being contacted recuiter

I've been in the finance industry for 15 years - Should I just leave the most related experience or all ? Thanks for sharing insight 👍

Question what do you do if you did a 3 month gig you left it off your resume but when asked to fill out the job application online and they want the months. What do you do at that point? Because if you leave it off it looks like you had an employment gap but if you put on those jobs it looks like your a job hopper and obviously if you’re caught lying on a job application they can fire you for it. And depending on the job you’re applying for it’s illegal. So which is worse to have an employment gap, or look like a job hopper? I feel like between this would be a bit of a lose lose situation.

Great video I am glad you mentioned real estate I was wondering could that be used for people who want to work employee job some companies may value that not relevant but real estate has many jobs in an Umbrella that is very relevant thanks for video

@DonGeorgevich

2 жыл бұрын

of course

County job I applied for required 10 year work history. What about a job I was at for literally not even a full day. 1.5 hours, but was still paid like 10 bucks for my time WITHIN th 10 year prior job comb? Totally forgot to put that down. Do I have a problem?

Really good information, then If someone transfers his job path from A to B, how to decide what should write on the resume? 😊If leave off the previous working years, then there's a huge job hopper gap there?

I thought it was a bad thing to just use the year and it's not liked by employers. If anything, it's always constantly said to use the month and year

I worked for a company only for 2 months and I never put it on my resume. Now I will have a final interview with a corporate which used to work for the same company like me. Let's see how the interview will be

I had job experience from 27 years ago and then I quit to stay at home. I am thinking of removing that because it instantly dates me. But if I leave it out, I don't have any experience other than a seasonal 4-month job at a clothing store pre-pandemic. But it may give me a chance to at least get an interview. I have been asked to send in my resume and then no response from them after that.

I have been a contracted business consultant for 25 years & often these contracts may be as little as 3 - 6 months & to a HR Manager this a pattern of employment instability. I have accepted also accepted full time positions on a few occasions & have used the same systems to establish an employment history. Not everyone reviewing resumes is able to understand industry trends

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

I understand

@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching

4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered this channel so let me provide an answer. If you are a consultant, we understand that. We have no problem with it. It is not O.K. Consultants by the nature of their business as consultants can even work more than one contracts at the same time. Actually in Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency encourages it so we cannot penalize you. CRA actually is suspicious of Consultants who file tax returns and they have been working contracts too long or cannot show multiple simultaneous contracts. However, for permanent employees, you need to have longer work terms and not move around. That shows an appearance that you are not committed.

Hello Don, Can you please make a video on what questions can be asked related to COVID-19 in the interview ?

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

I’m still trying to figure that one out myself

Thanks! Sir

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

So glad to help you. Good luck on your next interview

Don. Can i leave off my current job? I have been in a different part of healthcare. For the last 4 months.But have has the last 10+yrs experience in the job I’m applying for. I feel im being overlooked since the top of my resume has the this job

Thank you. 🙏🙏

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

So glad to help you

I deleted months and almost all employers asked for the months... But it's worth to try.

Do they check for your current employer?

Hi Don .....You are awesome......out of this word. This is the most helpful video ever. I have a critical question to ask. Usually, when one applies to a company and he intends to not list a position he held by using YEARS instead of months/YEARS, how can he go around the online job application where the resume is uploaded. The online application is programmed with drop-down menus requesting the provision of months/YEARS of employment at each company listed. There will be a discrepancy between the resume and online application. Although the resume is not legally abiding, the online application has legal implication. Can you help solve this dilemma?

@DonGeorgevich

3 жыл бұрын

many thanks. i wish i could solve that dilemma

@5pctLowBattery

2 жыл бұрын

I just tried uploading my resume with years only to apply to a job and the program automatically filled in the month as January (01) for start and end dates.

the good companies dont care about your resume, many times when im interviewing a candidate i dont even check the resume. I just give out an interview homework that many are unable to do well, even though its a really basic task. For me when i prepare an interview i will end up trolling the candidate instead. It is far easier and time saving to have all candidates do the interview assignment than it is for me to interview each candidate or read their resume.

Should I take a coloured or black and white copy of my resume during the interview ?

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

Lol this guy is great.

Don, if omitted a past job, is it okay to leave it off the job application as well? Employers may look for consistency.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

You can. Just be consistent

I left my previous employer of 3 yrs job A, in August and started my new position, jobB. Well I'm just not liking the new position because the commute is about an hr with traffic and it's already affecting me. Ironically I just got a call from recruiter for a wfh 100% paying way much more.... but they think I'm still at my previous 3yr job A... can they every find out of the new job? It's just been less than a month Can I say I'm still at job A

@RoseMon3yy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

I was told that recruiters & HR people hate functional resumes. Is that true? That is the style that I like to use.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard that

@robertarnold6672

4 жыл бұрын

@@DonGeorgevich I was watching another guy on YT by the name of Andy Lacivita who basically does the same thing as you & he is one who said that. Andy is good but I think your style & content may suit me better since I work in the skilled trades. Love you channel & your easy to understand techniques. I will probably be looking to move on from my company in about 2 years or less so I am getting a head start on job search preparation.

I am currently going through a background check. My last job I left off because I was fired for asking too many questions about their shady business practices. The job I am currently going through the background check with is asking for all tax ID numbers from former employers. Will they be able to see the job I got fired from with this information?

@YTStoleMyUsername

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't think so if you don't give them the tax ID # of the employer that fired you. That's a little odd of a request though, most people don't know that information - I'd be on the lookout for any potential red flags. But hopefully things turned out ok!

Hello Mr. Georgevich. Are you sure that background checks wouldn't be able to uncover a past employer? I ask because ever since i got fired from my three month teaching job in November 2019, i have been including that job in my resume because of all the conflicting information i have found in the internet, some saying that background checks will inevitably uncover anything in the teaching field and ruin me if i am caught lying. I really wish i could leave it off.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

I can’t be sure of anything like that

@lizahquinn4985

3 жыл бұрын

Just go for it, what do you have to lose? If they say no, move on. I suggest doing a good deed every day to help someone else, in some way, that has to do with your field. Experience some inner “wins”, where someone appreciates you for what you’ve done. Example, if your a financial guy, do someone’s taxes because they need help, if your a cook and you fix extra, give to your neighbor, whatever you do, find a way to bless someone else with that gift... you will bring good vibes to yourself and others.

Isn't past job referenced somewhere on credit report.

@DonGeorgevich

3 жыл бұрын

why would it be there? did you borrow money from them?

@SJones-kk5lg

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonGeorgevich No, potential employers pull credit reports during background checks. So potential employers might can find past employers on credit reports in the inquiry section.

I am going to take my military experience off of my resume because I got out 8 years ago and I don’t really remember what I did there should somebody ask about that and it’s irrelevant to the job I am looking for. I have not had a full time job since. I was getting my college education and struggling to find work since then. I’ll just put in my military experience on a job application online when it asks for military experience. Don’t have to be on a resume.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely something to think about

@nordythenorthman

4 жыл бұрын

Deb 8 years is a long gap. That’s a red flag. Somebody might ask me about what I did in the military and I don’t remember what I did there step by step. It’s best to omit my military experience if I don’t remember what I did and not my recent job experience.

How can that info be omitted using LinkedIn or applying using companies' websites asking for month and year?

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Have you looked into it

@benzedrex

4 жыл бұрын

@@DonGeorgevich not sure about LinkedIn but I am pretty sure there isn't a way you can be elusive on months when you apply in some company's website. I love your channel!!! Thanks for sharing all the smart ideas.

@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching

4 жыл бұрын

You need to add the months and year, you cannot get around it when everyone else is doing it. We are going to ask. Plus Hiring managers like me are busy. If we have too many stellar resumes of people that tell us what they can offer, how they can solve our pain points, you resume will not be selected form the pile my friend. Just be transparent. You are wasting time going through the process if you are not transparent.

@benzedrex

4 жыл бұрын

@@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching the goal submitting a resume is being called for an interview. After that the resume is worthless.

Is it a download book

@DonGeorgevich

Жыл бұрын

yes

Companies have gone that far for me...

I dont believe in resumes. I lost faith. I go and talk to them

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Whatever works for you. Nobody goes face-to-face anymore so that will probably help you stand out a lot more than everyone else

can you offer your books on Amazon? People are selling one book for 129 bucks on amazon.

@DonGeorgevich

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the book does cost more on Amazon. You can get it for a lot less money at www.jobinterviewtools.com

@isactucker3788

4 жыл бұрын

Don Georgevich so that is a no I guess. Lol.

Automated hiring software is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable job candidates. For example, some systems *automatically reject candidates with gaps of longer than six months in their employment history,* without ever asking the cause of this absence. It might be due to a pregnancy, because they were caring for an ill family member, or simply because of difficulty finding a job in a recession.

@DonGeorgevich

2 жыл бұрын

you are right.

@YTStoleMyUsername

2 жыл бұрын

Thats why he said to just put years on your resume and remove the months you were employed. It will help remove those gaps

@5pctLowBattery

2 жыл бұрын

@@YTStoleMyUsername I just tried uploading my resume with years only to apply to a job and the program automatically filled in the month as January (01) for start and end dates.

@YTStoleMyUsername

2 жыл бұрын

@@5pctLowBattery Good to know!

My offer got revoked after I left off a degree

@DonGeorgevich

Жыл бұрын

whoops

ok bc i wanted to become a stripper but if that didn’t work out i still want to be employable

I like your content but I do not agree that you leave months off. No no no! I need to see everyone's months. That may be for the USA but if you are applying to Canadian jobs, you better have those dates on Sir. I find that writing a resume depends on where you are sending it. There is no cookie cutter way. Especially we are sending resumes to the Feds in Canada, we have to demonstrate the timing. I find that some of the advice on the internet is O.K. but there are certain nuances that make a difference to your success depending where you are sending your resume.

@DonGeorgevich

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for chiming in. In the US, employers don’t need nor do they want to see the months. So I will continue to leave those months off but to my phone Canadian friends they can leave them on if they feel it benefits them.

@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonGeorgevich Wonderful. I am happy that you make the distinction. My advice to everyone is to find out what the norms are in the countries where are sending their resumes. There is no one size fits all across countries.

@shake1602

2 жыл бұрын

Had to do another fill-in resume for a screening process (live scan was next). They required year AND months... I may have stretched or shortened the months on 1 or 2 jobs because I didn't remember.. Do I have a problem?

@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching

2 жыл бұрын

@@shake1602 You don't, especially if it was a long time ago, no one remembers whether you left August or September and that is not a question they ask your reference. Did he leave in August, not at all. You are fine.

@shake1602

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching Thanks for the response. Ya, this was in like at the top of 2015 anyway.. It has been approximately 9 weeks since I've received any type of response They haven't even reached out to any of my references. Did a live scan on myself and got it back in a week (waste of money, just wanted to see if D.O.J. was really backed up). Meanwhile, they're totally silent on anything. For a County position. Is this normal?

This is stupid. The average background check will reveal the dates, employers, and job titles. You would lose the job for telling obvious lies.

@shake1602

2 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to agree...A job I seemed to have got REQUIRED 10 years of employment history (doesn't matter how long or short th job)..I totally forgot to put a job I was at for literally 1.5 hours (never came back/was never called back) and like 1 or 2 jobs the ending date was a month later. Been 9 weeks since I did a background check and a live scan..... I'm calling HR tomorrow to verify some things... We'll see