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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post"Yes it was a short contract. It terminated earlier than expected as I had a fundamental disagreement with the project manager. I thought he was an idiot and he didn't.".Comment
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I left two short contracts off, one they got rid of me, another I got rid of them. I didn't do anything during this contracts so why should I mention them at all?Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostI left two short contracts off, one they got rid of me, another I got rid of them. I didn't do anything during this contracts so why should I mention them at all?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBecause you may apply for something that needs rigorous background checks and things might start to unravel? For a bog standard gig then it's just your call reallyComment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostYes I did go through rigorous checks when I started working for a credit card company. But the agency doing the checks is not the recruiter, so I did mention those contracts to that agency, no problem at all.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostSo you got away with it then.
My cv is my company brochure. Go to any company's website they won't mention their failures as references on there.Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI've had a couple of toxic contracts. Both are on my CV, and I've got my story straight for both of them. Never had any issues during interviews - and even in one contract helped stop the previous (toxic) client getting work there...
I had one contract where I was lured into a role under false pretences. They never told me I'd be serving up links to porno sites to unsuspecting mobile users.
Didn't want them on my CV.
Fortunately I was doing a bit of work on the side & I bigged that up instead and I could get references from that client.
Just make sure ,though, that you can always account for what you put on your CV.
There seems to be a trend of going back 3 years or so for references and/or evidence of you working where you said you were working when you said were working there.
So, while it's tempting to tweak dates by a month or so to make the gaps smaller, I'd recommend against it.Comment
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostGumbo - you're back'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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