| 09-03-2016 09:42 AM |
| Blueberry |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
But honestly, if a company is good, no one would quit. Obviously something is bad enough to drives people away and to quit.
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Precisely. Companies are not honest themselves as well. If you see the same company advertising every now and then in a short span of time, obviously something is wrong with that company. I have seen a few companies, same companies, advertising many times within a month or advertising again after a few months.
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| 08-03-2016 04:10 PM |
| Unregistered |
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Originally Posted by foxy
Hi, I recently went for interview and was honest to them the interviewer about my absence of 2 years in the market and currently away from the job market for more than 6 months.
The absence for 2 years was taking a break and living in another country and the current 6 months away was helping out my dad with his things. The interviewer was not very interested to ask further questions on it so the conversation just moved on to focus on my previous job.
from that interview I realised that simple honesty sometimes is the best.  |
So whats the offer?
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| 08-03-2016 03:01 PM |
| foxy |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
Just say economy no good, you previous company downsizing and you lost the job. I am guessing you are looking at very junior clerical or exec level job, so unlikely any employer will dwell too much into it.
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Hi, I recently went for interview and was honest to them the interviewer about my absence of 2 years in the market and currently away from the job market for more than 6 months.
The absence for 2 years was taking a break and living in another country and the current 6 months away was helping out my dad with his things. The interviewer was not very interested to ask further questions on it so the conversation just moved on to focus on my previous job.
from that interview I realised that simple honesty sometimes is the best.
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| 17-02-2016 11:30 AM |
| Unregistered |
Quote:
Originally Posted by foxy
I seriously need a reason.
I quit my last job because my bosses all left the company, older boss went back home, 2 other bosses left 6 months before the older boss in June. I have been out of job since then and just gotten a lousy job with a 3 month notice period after probation and also resign within 1 year of service I have to pay back the insurance premiums.
If i had known I had to wait 6 months before i gotten this lousy job, I would have.
1. learn driving; at least can be part time female taxi driver;
2. learn cooking; can fry cha kway tiao part time in market;
3. learn baking; work for really stupid low pay at bread talk.
I have 2 and a half months more to go before i decide to be out of job and get chase out of home...   such is the sad life of being single... |
Just say economy no good, you previous company downsizing and you lost the job. I am guessing you are looking at very junior clerical or exec level job, so unlikely any employer will dwell too much into it.
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| 16-02-2016 04:58 PM |
| foxy |
I seriously need a reason.
I quit my last job because my bosses all left the company, older boss went back home, 2 other bosses left 6 months before the older boss in June. I have been out of job since then and just gotten a lousy job with a 3 month notice period after probation and also resign within 1 year of service I have to pay back the insurance premiums.
If i had known I had to wait 6 months before i gotten this lousy job, I would have.
1. learn driving; at least can be part time female taxi driver;
2. learn cooking; can fry cha kway tiao part time in market;
3. learn baking; work for really stupid low pay at bread talk.
I have 2 and a half months more to go before i decide to be out of job and get chase out of home... such is the sad life of being single...
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| 16-02-2016 02:16 PM |
| Unregistered |
Should one be honest about the real reason for leaving previous jobs when asked?
If give a politically-correct standard template answer, interviewers/HR would know it is BS.
If give the real reason, it will be seen as talking bad about ex-employer.
Either way seems unacceptable.
But honestly, if a company is good, no one would quit. Obviously something is bad enough to drives people away and to quit.
How honest should one be?
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| 04-09-2012 09:23 PM |
| biscuit |
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Originally Posted by MM1
Mine is 3 mths...your super long is how long ?
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Slightly less than yours... Actually notice period is only a part of the story, another is cos I don't know how to sell myself hence the poor reception on the job search front. 
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| 04-09-2012 09:59 AM |
| Unregistered |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I also quit without a job because my boss want post me overseas to middle east country for 2 years, I dun want then just quit la, since they not allow for internal transfer to another dept!!
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why can't you tell him you are just unwilling to go? ask him if his boss wants to post him to the moon, would he do it?
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| 03-09-2012 09:21 PM |
| MM1 |
LOng notice period
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Originally Posted by biscuit
super long notice period for previous industry, unable to find employer wiling to wait, end up leave job liao might as well take a break?
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Mine is 3 mths...your super long is how long ?
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| 03-09-2012 09:16 PM |
| Unregistered |
I also quit without a job because my boss want post me overseas to middle east country for 2 years, I dun want then just quit la, since they not allow for internal transfer to another dept!!
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