Originally posted by northernladuk
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNot for long hopefully.Comment
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I'd be tempted to leave it off as long as you're confident that you're not going to be going anywhere that will require a rigorous check it could come up in any other way.
It's bad enough having to go through a toxic client without having to explain it away at the next interview. As you say the CV is your advertising brochure.Comment
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostGumbo - you're back
To name but a few
Unless Gumbo was part of that stable?The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostNa....Its Scroaty / Buggeridge / Phil Rouge / Plantswoman
To name but a few
Unless Gumbo was part of that stable?
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http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post2243580Last edited by oracleslave; 14 September 2016, 14:03.Comment
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Originally posted by Chutley View PostI've done just over two years as a contractor, now on 4th contract. First two were 6 months each, 3rd was a year and am 2 months into my 4th contract. And I've been fired.
I'm the 4th Programme Manager in 5 months (!!), in a chaotic, toxic organisation that did not share that when I was hired. Not bothered about leaving at all, as it was just awful, but my question for the more experienced contractors out there....
.... should I include on CV and tell the story if I get to interview?
.....or remove from CV and claim a longer Summer holiday ( I intentionally had 3 months off before this contract started).
(I am not in financial services and have no need to account for my time off contract. In future, I intend to work around 6-8 months each year with long period of holiday for travelling.)
Any wise advice appreciated.
Years ago, I worked on a large project and a couple of the contractors got themselves in a little legal bother, and ended up as guests of Her Majesty for a couple of years. Some years later I looked one of them up on Jobserve (I had access to an agency's login - it's a long story) and he had explained the gap as time spent renovating his holiday place in France. It seemed to have worked, he had plenty of contracts since, although none in finance or government, strangely...His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by missinggreenfields View PostIf you get caught lying to a client (or potential client) then you will lose any credibility that you have - you only have to get someone at a new site who knows you to let it slip and there will be questions (rightly) asked.
Personally, I'd include it - you just need to be able to explain what happened and why you left. Put some decent spin on it and you'll be fine.
Absolutely this.Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostNa....Its Scroaty / Buggeridge / Phil Rouge / Plantswoman
To name but a few
Unless Gumbo was part of that stable?
Places he mentions are different."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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