i have a question about resume. if you quit a job because of a jerk employee and management was not doing anything about it at all, u been there about a year and 2 months, and ur trying to make ur resume sound positive without making it sound like ur whiney so u can get a better job. how would u start the sentence out? i had it start out like "due to my ongoing career at frys food and drug store, i have decided to leave the job due to personal interest in doing a different career?" does that sound good or could it be better?

now, what if the employer asks about that? even though u quit the job, should u let the employer know about u making a career change and why u wanted a change?

I wouldn't include any information about my leaving a job in my resume. I'd download a template for Word from the Microsoft website and use that as an example. Generally, you'd just post the dates you worked for the company and a brief summary of your duties there.

During your interview for your next job, the interviewer will probably ask why you left each job, in which - no, you would definitely not tell them anything even remotely close to what happened there. You'd say "I couldn't work retail hours anymore" (only if you're applying for a M-F job) or "It felt like I had gone as far as I could there," if you want to sound like you're looking to go to the top within the company. Good luck.

I wouldn't include any information about my leaving a job in my resume. I'd download a template for Word from the Microsoft website and use that as an example. Generally, you'd just post the dates you worked for the company and a brief summary of your duties there.

During your interview for your next job, the interviewer will probably ask why you left each job, in which - no, you would definitely not tell them anything even remotely close to what happened there. You'd say "I couldn't work retail hours anymore" (only if you're applying for a M-F job) or "It felt like I had gone as far as I could there," if you want to sound like you're looking to go to the top within the company. Good luck.

i see, im not looking to go to the top of any company just finding a new job with better pay and benefits. i remember learning in high school about resumes, they only taught us how to write a resume but there are ways how to write it, what sounds good/bad, etc and i always find it hard to write a resume because these teachers didnt know how to write one themselves lol.:banghead i guess with most job interviews i went to, my resume didnt sound all that good and i didnt get a job because of how its written.

what if they ask about giving a two weeks notice but u didnt? u just up and quit? how could u explain that?:P like i applied for a job, i talked to the hr recruiter on the phone, she said my resume looked bad because i couldnt handle a jerk employee, that i should of went to management and complained, if not give my 2 weeks then left. i told her i did explain to the managers about the employee, they didnt do anything, i told her how long ive been there, she felt that i wasnt committed to frys food because of some jerk employee. if i wasnt committed, i would of been hired at frys and left within a month, thats not being committed!

she told me it looked bad because i didnt give my 2 weeks then left, she said i should of just stayed there and found something better.

NEVER EVER EVER talk about your personal experience in a past job IN your resume. I am an HR person, I look at all the resumes that come through, and I can guarantee you that if anyone mentions something about their past job liek they weren't happy, we'd probably immediately just go to the next person. You just talk about the experience you gained, what you did, and that's it.

As for the interview, you don't have to reveal a lot of information either. Some people will try to drag stuff out of you, but you don't need to give a life story. If they ask you why you left your last position, just mention that you are looking to advance your career with a compnay that you have more opportunities to move up and expand your experience. Never talk bad about another company, never talk about your bad experiences, I don't care how bad it was, that is ALWAYS a turn off for ANY employer.

NEVER EVER EVER talk about your personal experience in a past job IN your resume. I am an HR person, I look at all the resumes that come through, and I can guarantee you that if anyone mentions something about their past job liek they weren't happy, we'd probably immediately just go to the next person. You just talk about the experience you gained, what you did, and that's it.

As for the interview, you don't have to reveal a lot of information either. Some people will try to drag stuff out of you, but you don't need to give a life story. If they ask you why you left your last position, just mention that you are looking to advance your career with a compnay that you have more opportunities to move up and expand your experience. Never talk bad about another company, never talk about your bad experiences, I don't care how bad it was, that is ALWAYS a turn off for ANY employer.

thanx! i didnt know that. i didnt know an hr person reads these resume and if they sound bad they just toss them and on to the next resume, even though the job seeker bashing their last job is truthful about it.

Yea, because how you talk about another job, reflects on you as a person. An employer doesn't want someone who could possibly have a 'bad attitude' about things at their job. Or in general employers dont want to hire people who focus on the negative. And no matter how truthful you think you should be, you really don't need to be THAT truthful, LOL