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Old 05-30-2012, 05:47 AM   #166
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Yeah, like I said, unless there was a substantial raise or position change, then it'd be understandable. But if you put a place with a 3-month work period only, I'm going to call them and ask why you were only there for 3 months. If they say "not sure, he just came in one day and gave in his 2-week notice.", that's not going to score you any points.

Earls dishwasher to Hollister sales associate just sounds like someone couldn't handle the work at Earls. Which is fine, cause lets face it, dishwashing is a shitty job. I ditched dishwashing after a few months when I was in high school too. But I'd leave it off my resume. It's nothing to brag about. A resume is to market and show your strengths. If you were able to commit to a shitty job, if you were able to put up with idiots at the workplace, etc.

Interviewers aren't dumb, we have a good idea what goes on at and behind the scenes at your jobs. No matter how fancy you make it sound that you were working at Safeway, we know you were just stocking shelves.

I'm just letting people know what I looked for when I used to do hiring. While resume scanning is all subjective, I'm sure a good amount of companies who do hiring share my point of view.
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