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I have been unemployed since i left University. Do i state this in CV or i when i get interview if it gets asked?
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(Original post by aranando beau)
why not create your own company?????????
why not create your own company?????????
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It’s no big deal. I wouldn’t put it on the CV and just say you were job hunting if asked. If you have done any voluntary work or study in that period it would be good to mention that on the CV.
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(Original post by Zarek)
It’s no big deal. I wouldn’t put it on the CV and just say you were job hunting if asked. If you have done any voluntary work or study in that period it would be good to mention that on the CV.
It’s no big deal. I wouldn’t put it on the CV and just say you were job hunting if asked. If you have done any voluntary work or study in that period it would be good to mention that on the CV.
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Don't claim something other than the truth. Some employers are suspicious of CV gaps, that you were up to no good (cash in hand work, dealing in drugs, membership of Extinction Rebellion, for example).
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(Original post by barnetlad)
Don't claim something other than the truth. Some employers are suspicious of CV gaps, that you were up to no good (cash in hand work, dealing in drugs, membership of Extinction Rebellion, for example).
Don't claim something other than the truth. Some employers are suspicious of CV gaps, that you were up to no good (cash in hand work, dealing in drugs, membership of Extinction Rebellion, for example).
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(Original post by Zarek)
It’s no big deal. I wouldn’t put it on the CV and just say you were job hunting if asked. If you have done any voluntary work or study in that period it would be good to mention that on the CV.
It’s no big deal. I wouldn’t put it on the CV and just say you were job hunting if asked. If you have done any voluntary work or study in that period it would be good to mention that on the CV.
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(Original post by route255)
I have been unemployed since i left University. Do i state this in CV or i when i get interview if it gets asked?
I have been unemployed since i left University. Do i state this in CV or i when i get interview if it gets asked?
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I'm the same, I just say I've been job hunting. I just started an online personal development course relevant to my degree, you can find loads on reed, it may be useful to you. Just so I have something useful to say when I next have an interview, even though it's stuff I already learnt from uni.
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(Original post by threeportdrift)
Someone might ask what you've been doing since you left Uni, so make sure you've got something constructive to talk about. But its not a very relevant question to ask in normal times, it's a bit daft to ask it if you graduated this year!
Someone might ask what you've been doing since you left Uni, so make sure you've got something constructive to talk about. But its not a very relevant question to ask in normal times, it's a bit daft to ask it if you graduated this year!
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I think this is one year where if you say you were helping care for your family in some way no one is going to question it.
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It depends on how long it is since you left university. June 2020? No issue at all. June 2019? Probably not. Prior to that - yes.
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(Original post by tinygirl96)
Again focus on skills.
Again focus on skills.
Start retail job next week, though still determined to get graduate job in the near future.
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(Original post by ajj2000)
It depends on how long it is since you left university. June 2020? No issue at all. June 2019? Probably not. Prior to that - yes.
It depends on how long it is since you left university. June 2020? No issue at all. June 2019? Probably not. Prior to that - yes.
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You'll be asked during interviews, so you can just explain it then. What they're interested in knowing is what have you been doing whilst you were unemployed. Were you learning new skills? Were you volunteering? They want to see if you were making use of that time.
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(Original post by route255)
Yes I graduated this year!
Yes I graduated this year!
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