Dismissed from job due to performance after 4mo into 6mo probation: what to put in CV

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I have recently been dismissed from my job due to performance after 4mths in my six mth probabitionary period. i was wondering what i should put on my cv for the time frame in question. the job was a nightmare and i had planned to quit before they beat me to the punch. i've graduated in the past yr and i thought i might put in that i travelled for the period in question. your opinion is greatly appreciated
 
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If they actually look twice at your P45 or get a sniff that you are lying it's hardly likely to do you any favours.
 
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I don't think you have to hand in a P45 anymore. Tax office can issue new cert.
 
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I'd say your best off sticking to the normal graduate spending time out route then to try and explain an unpleasant experience with an employer. i'd advise ya to leave it out and stick to your strengths
 
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liteweight said:
I don't think you have to hand in a P45 anymore. Tax office can issue new cert.
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Since when? Last time I changed jobs I handed in my P45 to the new employer. Or are you saying that while this is a convenience and perhaps helps get your tax affairs sorted quicker it is not obligatory?
 
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It's not obligatory. I think you can even ask Revenue not to disclose other employments. Must look it up again.
 
Surely an employer can infer past earnings for the current tax year from the cumulative tax details - unless the employee stays on emergency tax and just claims it back at year end!
 
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ClubMan said:
Surely an employer can infer past earnings for the current tax year from the cumulative tax details - unless the employee stays on emergency tax and just claims it back at year end!
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I'm sure they can but the person who does the hiring is not usually the one who receives the tax cert. unless it's a very small company.
 
Could you pass it off as a part-time/summer job or seasonal hiring? In the grand scheme of things 4 months isn't a lot of time to lose on a CV.
 
why try to pass it off as anything. When interviewing for a new job have the previous job on the cv and have a good politically correct answer regarding how the position had developed in a direction that was not alligned to your career goals and how you see the prospective employer as a much better opportunity.

Or go with lying to them once you would be happy that they will do the same to you !
 
Be careful about passing it off as summer work. The new employer could look for a reference from that company. If they rang up your manager in the 4 month job, they could explain the real reason why you left.

Personally I think it is safer to leave the work off the CV. It is a pity, because the experience you gained may help you to get other jobs.

Another alternative is to ask the old employer not to state the real reason why you left, when giving a telephone reference to a new employer. Some employers might do you a favour, and not mention that you didn't work out. Other employers may be very honest and may want to state in a reference that your performance was not up to their standard.

I left a job recently where I had to work long hours and I was being bullied. I was there 6 months. It was a small company and even though I worked hard, it was never enough. I gave 1 weeks notice as I was paid weekly. The company expected a months notice even though they wanted me immediately when I got the job. They would barely let me give 2 wks notice to the previous employer even though I was there 2 yrs.

The agencies and new employers wanted a reference from that company. I had to make up some story about going off travelling for a while, and the company not giving me the time off. Then I had to stay unemployed while I was 'supposed' to be off travelling. Now that I am in a new company (contract work), I am considering leaving the 6month bad experience off my CV altogether, and just saying that I went travelling.

It isn't very easy to get out of a nightmare job, as the new employers and agencies query why you left every job.

For future reference, if a job isn't working out it is best to leave after 2 or 3 months, or even less time. That way the gap is easier to cover.
 
If it's a large company I would use the "in Australia" route.
Small company, put the job on your CV but don't use them as a reference. "The job wasn't what they said it would be" or something like that...
 

An employer is not obliged to give a reference, but if they do, it has to be honest and fair. Otherwise, the new employer could claim misrepresentation, or something like that.
 
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