looking for work after voluntary seperation
looking for work after voluntary seperation
(OP)
I left my last position more than a year ago because the
situation at this company had become unbearable to me.
It seems now when talking with prospective employers they
are most interested in this aspect of my job history.
I have tried to explain in terms of wanting to seek more
challenge in the profession but the leaving without another
position has them worried. When I took my last job I knew
it was not one I would I would be able to keep so I saved
my money vigourously and when I could take no more I
resigned. That is how I have been able to take vacation
from work. If you ask whether I regret this decision I
still do not. I would rather take an honest manual labor
job than work in the prior enviroment. It seems today the
ideal job canidate is mortgaged to the hilt and needs to
work two jobs to survive. How do I convince employers I am
worth hiring if they have jobs worth having?
situation at this company had become unbearable to me.
It seems now when talking with prospective employers they
are most interested in this aspect of my job history.
I have tried to explain in terms of wanting to seek more
challenge in the profession but the leaving without another
position has them worried. When I took my last job I knew
it was not one I would I would be able to keep so I saved
my money vigourously and when I could take no more I
resigned. That is how I have been able to take vacation
from work. If you ask whether I regret this decision I
still do not. I would rather take an honest manual labor
job than work in the prior enviroment. It seems today the
ideal job canidate is mortgaged to the hilt and needs to
work two jobs to survive. How do I convince employers I am
worth hiring if they have jobs worth having?





RE: looking for work after voluntary seperation
corus
RE: looking for work after voluntary seperation
RE: looking for work after voluntary seperation
Advisor to scholastic technical projects, community service organizations and professional societies come to mind.
Also, offer to work as a contractor for a year. This could help to smooth over any jitters they would otherwise have.
RE: looking for work after voluntary seperation
Nonetheless, the fact that you did it at all by leaving, rather than arranging an official sabbatical would raise questions anyway about future actions.
You'll need to stress that you've accomplished what you wanted from the sabbatical and "got it out of your system"
TTFN
RE: looking for work after voluntary seperation
I had a situation at a manufacturing plant making an explosive product. After less than a year on the job the propellant facility was blown to smithereens Baghdad-style twice in six weeks. I walked into my boss' office and told him I did not wish to work there any more. Poor B*stard, he didn't either, but was stuck there. I had a contract situation and the only way to get out of it was "mutally agreed termination", i.e., fired. Boss was gracious enough to give it to me in writing the way I wanted it to be said. I was scared to death of what my next interview would be like.
When asked to explain in subsequent job interviews, I tell them the truth, and invite them to call the company to verify it. No one has ever given it a second thought.
Another strategy that I have seen used is to claim some sort of vague "family issues" as a leading factor for leaving abruptly. In this litigious age, only an insane HR guy would try to investigate THAT.
TygerDawg
RE: looking for work after voluntary seperation
John