Author Topic: Help. Gap in CV (Read 5354 times)

sadie x · « **Reply #15 on:** 06 September 2012, 01:40:38 pm »

What have you said on tax form,wouldnt that be best option??
or have you not been earning enough?
i think ebay is the best bet,set up an account,maybe buy and sell a few items.so you know what your talking about if they ask...
just say you have been a sole trader and was doing well but now business has declined and you want something more secure and permanant,been self employed just isnt for you any longer..
And you would love for there, company to take you on board and join there team....

duskymaiden · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 September 2012, 12:55:22 pm »

Hi hun,

Do you know anyone who has their own business (possibly a regular client) who can say you worked for them as perhaps a P A, admin assistant or something and provide a reference. In our profession we come across lots of buisness gents of whom I'd sure there would be at least one willing to oblige.

Good luck

B x

xw5 · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 September 2012, 04:44:26 pm »

Employers might be tempted to ask for the eBay username if that was what someone had said they were doing for some time. (Would you want someone with an enormous number of eBay complaints working for you?)

Doing a search here for CV should find several other threads about this, but the classic ones are caring for someone / writing (make sure there is something you can talk in depth forever about) / travel (make sure there are places you can...) etc.

Yes there are such projects. Most of them are more used to street workers and expect you to renounce your past rather than carry on working, but the UKNSWP should have something where you can find one of its member projects.

sunshine87 · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 September 2012, 03:26:49 am »

Say that you were a freelance photographer/writer.

Anna999 · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 September 2012, 03:58:23 pm »

hi!! I have been thinking about a civil job for a while now too! And I figured it out!

Next time you go for an interview just say that you have been living with your boyfriend, you stayed at home and worked as a self employed make-up artist! You did people's make up for special occasions. Now you broke up with your boyfriend, you need a more secure source of income and a permanent job. So there! It's a good one I think.

BevOsteen · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 September 2012, 07:30:58 pm »

Quote from: Friday on 06 September 2012, 01:15:14 pm

Never leave gaps in your CV even if you dont want to tell them what you were doing you should put "career break"

Some lies are hard to keep up with so I would I advise to go by what Friday wrote - "career break", I think this is more straight forward. Up to you though, I am not a very good liar so this woud work for me perfectly.

GinnieHazel · « **Reply #21 on:** 13 January 2014, 09:37:55 pm »

I don't like the way my life has been going and I want to get back to normal life so I'm moving back in the parents and I'm going to try and get a regular job before going of to uni to do business and politics. I just don't know what to tell employers I've been doing for the last few years. I could tell them I've been self employed, but what to do after that?

xw5 · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 January 2014, 09:49:48 pm »

Now merged with two other threads asking the same thing

There are more of them... one thing from one is:

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You want something that you can talk about without getting caught out or something that no-one wants to talk about.

KimberlyC · « **Reply #23 on:** 13 January 2014, 10:20:18 pm »

Cleaning houses. Very boring. Respectable thing for someone to do in this economy.

AvaK · « **Reply #24 on:** 13 January 2014, 10:21:19 pm »

I suggest a career break is the best option. Either for family reasons, or for travel or a combination of both. Many women have children or other elderly relatives that they care for. If you can pass any of the past 7 years off as doing this it will help.

foxy roxy · « **Reply #25 on:** 13 January 2014, 10:30:41 pm »

I put carer for elderly relative on my cv. Seems to fit in with what most other posters are saying.

When i was pushed to explain further i just said that i had been helping my mother care for an elderly aunt who had dementia, but she died. No one asked any more questions!

Mellissa · « **Reply #26 on:** 14 January 2014, 03:49:42 pm »

Quote from: GinnieHazel on 13 January 2014, 09:37:55 pm

I don't like the way my life has been going and I want to get back to normal life so I'm moving back in the parents and I'm going to try and get a regular job before going of to uni to do business and politics. I just don't know what to tell employers I've been doing for the last few years. I could tell them I've been self employed, but what to do after that?

I'm guessing perhaps at this stage in your life to say either you've been travelling (loads of people take a gap year before uni) if you can talk about particular places or caring for parents - had my own place but going to and fro to theirs took a lot of time so moving back with them for the moment to sort things out etc?

GinnieHazel · « **Reply #27 on:** 14 January 2014, 11:15:32 pm »

I've decided to go with caring for a brother (because I technically was) as well as freelancing in fiction writing, sewing, telephone marketing, event organising and photography. I can blag most of it. :-)

Chanel xxx · « **Reply #28 on:** 15 January 2014, 07:29:26 am »

Quote from: xw5 on 15 March 2012, 01:12:59 pm

Take advantage of the stereotypes and say caring - kids or other relatives. You can put lots of escorting related skills (dealing tactfully with difficult behaviour, time management etc) down too.

I agree..such skills and the wisdom gained are invaluable and no doubtably complimentary if applied in any field...personal or occupational

See also the main SAAFE.info site for more Support And Advice For Escorts

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sadie x

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Leaving the job. What do I say I've been doing?

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