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06 Nov 2016, 17:52
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Hello -
I have a question about my imperfect employment history. Since college I've held three corporate jobs in industry X with great companies that most everyone would recognize. The problem is that I was fired from the first one and fired from the last one with a successful two-year stint at the one in between. After leaving the last company I reassessed my priorities and decided to pursue a new direction which will be the focus of my MBA. For the most part I am proud of the work I did at all of these companies and my dismissals had to do with two single events of being careless rather than an immoral action or a pattern of problems.
Obviously I have to list these jobs on my resume as they make up the majority of my career, but my question is whether I should address my dismissals ahead of time within the application in the hopes the admissions council will look favorably on my honesty, or not mention them as you are not explicitly asked to do so? I don't intend to misrepresent myself but I don't want to bring up negatives if unnecessary. Should I expect a background check to reveal these dismissals, and would not mentioning those dismissals be viewed as a lie? Can I talk about those jobs at all without brining up my dismissals?
Thanks so much in advance for your help!
Grateful
I have a question about my imperfect employment history. Since college I've held three corporate jobs in industry X with great companies that most everyone would recognize. The problem is that I was fired from the first one and fired from the last one with a successful two-year stint at the one in between. After leaving the last company I reassessed my priorities and decided to pursue a new direction which will be the focus of my MBA. For the most part I am proud of the work I did at all of these companies and my dismissals had to do with two single events of being careless rather than an immoral action or a pattern of problems.
Obviously I have to list these jobs on my resume as they make up the majority of my career, but my question is whether I should address my dismissals ahead of time within the application in the hopes the admissions council will look favorably on my honesty, or not mention them as you are not explicitly asked to do so? I don't intend to misrepresent myself but I don't want to bring up negatives if unnecessary. Should I expect a background check to reveal these dismissals, and would not mentioning those dismissals be viewed as a lie? Can I talk about those jobs at all without brining up my dismissals?
Thanks so much in advance for your help!
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06 Nov 2016, 17:59
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Unless the application specifically asks about your reason for leaving, you would not need to delve into this. No background check. If it gives you any confidence I had a client who noted a job on his resume where he was fired for criminal charges. And he just graduated from Booth.
Farrell Dyan Hehn, MBA
Admissions Consultant & Verbal Strategist MBAPrepCoach.com
Farrell Dyan Hehn, MBA
Admissions Consultant & Verbal Strategist MBAPrepCoach.com
06 Nov 2016, 22:22
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Thanks Farrell! That does give me some confidence.
Just to confirm though, you're saying a background check wouldn't reveal this information? I thought it was common for schools to contact previous employers HR firms to confirm dates and I assumed they would ask about the reason for leaving..
Just to confirm though, you're saying a background check wouldn't reveal this information? I thought it was common for schools to contact previous employers HR firms to confirm dates and I assumed they would ask about the reason for leaving..
