Contract Extension - CV wording advice plz

[NotAllThere]

I..not very realistic with some EBs who insist on having a CV with incremental projects listed like 'full time jobs listing and gaps fully visible' as most do,...

I've never encountered an agency* that required "reason of leaving" for contract or permanent roles. And I've been dealing with agencies on a regular basis for 15 years. For permanent, it's generally asked why you're leaving your current job, but none before then.

As a hiring manager of contractors, I also couldn't give a stuff. I do look for renewals. A series of 3 month contracts would look dodgy, but a series of "reasons for leaving" would also, to me, smack of "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."°

* If it floats your boat, feel free to 'subsitute' EB for 'agency'.
° Hamlet Act 3, scene 2, line 230.

[Denny]

I've never encountered an agency* that required "reason of leaving" for contract or permanent roles. And I've been dealing with agencies on a regular basis for 15 years. For permanent, it's generally asked why you're leaving your current job, but none before then.

As a hiring manager of contractors, I also couldn't give a stuff. I do look for renewals. A series of 3 month contracts would look dodgy, but a series of "reasons for leaving" would also, to me, smack of "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."°

* If it floats your boat, feel free to 'subsitute' EB for 'agency'.
° Hamlet Act 3, scene 2, line 230.

Well you live in a pretty close knit world then. A lot of EB sourced contractors, perhaps more so out of IT than in perhaps, get asked why an assignment only lasted a particular length of time, so I see no reason why not put it on if you think it would help and you've been asked it before.

It's not mandatory, after all. All I'm suggesting is that it is better to be pro-active than reactive. It just answers a potential question before it is asked. Some EBs may not even ask, so a contractor may miss out on an opportunity unnecessarily.

Surely you can see that!

[NotAllThere]

Well you live in a pretty close knit world then.

Not really. IT yes, but across a wide range of industries, and have dealt with most of the large agencies and quite a few small ones.

...perhaps more so out of IT than in...

That seems most likely.

I wouldn't put "reason for leaving" mainly because I think it is totally irrelevant. If it's necessary in your sector, then fair enough. I was simply rather baffled by your "as most do" statement. In my fairly wide experience, the opposite is true. "Most don't."

[ladymuck]

I've only been asked about one contract that lastest two months and the EB was happy with me basically saying I was brought in to do a job, I did it and then left as there was no more work to do!

In answer to the OP's question, I tend to put something like "Jan 07 to Sept 07 (three month rolling contract)" shows the length of the original contract and gives an indication of the number of renewals. No-one's complained yet.

Never give the reason for leaving - it would always be the same anyway!