This is related to an old post (from 2020):
Anyone worked as a collection-delivery driver ? - Contractor UK Bulletin Board
In brief, I've been on the bench for 7 months. This started out as a deliberate career break (studying for an exam), which took a bit longer than intended. I've been actively seeking work for the past 3 weeks, with no luck. I'm now looking at minimum wage temp work, just to pay the bills, and I've got an interview for a pizza delivery job tomorrow.
(I know this might sound like a contrived sockie post, but for whatever it's worth I promise that this is 100% genuine.)
Anyway, here's the question: should I mention this on my CV, LinkedIn profile, etc?
* Con: this isn't directly relevant to any of the roles that I'm applying for, and recruitment agents seem to fixate on whatever my last role was.
* Pro: I think the extended gap since my last contract might be putting agencies/clients off. Showing that I'm doing something might at least reassure them that I'm not in prison, Afghanistan, etc.
Putting that another way, I think that the big gap and any unskilled work are both going to look bad. However, which is the least bad option? Has anyone else been in a similar position?
Anyone worked as a collection-delivery driver ? - Contractor UK Bulletin Board
In brief, I've been on the bench for 7 months. This started out as a deliberate career break (studying for an exam), which took a bit longer than intended. I've been actively seeking work for the past 3 weeks, with no luck. I'm now looking at minimum wage temp work, just to pay the bills, and I've got an interview for a pizza delivery job tomorrow.
(I know this might sound like a contrived sockie post, but for whatever it's worth I promise that this is 100% genuine.)
Anyway, here's the question: should I mention this on my CV, LinkedIn profile, etc?
* Con: this isn't directly relevant to any of the roles that I'm applying for, and recruitment agents seem to fixate on whatever my last role was.
* Pro: I think the extended gap since my last contract might be putting agencies/clients off. Showing that I'm doing something might at least reassure them that I'm not in prison, Afghanistan, etc.
Putting that another way, I think that the big gap and any unskilled work are both going to look bad. However, which is the least bad option? Has anyone else been in a similar position?
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