To leave this off of my CV?

[HannahHut]

I finished uni around 6 or 7 weeks ago. A day later I had moved home and started a job in a call center (A) as a stop gap.

I had seen another job in a call center (B) that was closer to home and had opportunities to progress in line with my degree. Although not what I want to do forever it is great for the next 5+ years to build savings and find my dream job.

I got the job in call center B and started last week. As a result I was only at the job in call center A for 6 weeks.

I was just wondering if it is worh putting call center A on my CV? My previous jobs are both 5+ years on my CV but I feel if I add on a place I only worked at for 6 weeks it might put employers off hiring me?

So would it be better to see a 6 week gap or 6 week employment on a CV?
Sorry for the essay!

Yes - definitely leave it off your CV!

A 6 week gap after you finished uni is not going to be any problem whatsoever.

definitely leave it off. It doesn't make you look good. But a bigger question is, if you are happy with your job at company B, why are you updating your CV?

Also, just list your cv dates by month like this:

Anywhere University September 2015- July 2018

Company B August 2018- present.

It doesn't look like a 6 week gap at all that way.

Most employers don't like to see a gap without a good reason... but if u can find a good enough excuse then u could use it as gap....maybe u decided to have a break away after uni?
Travelled abit?

I like the job but it isn't what I want to so forever, the next 5+ years as I said is ok, however I still want to do my dream job! 😁

I thought 6 week gap after uni might be ok, just worried that only having a job for 6 weeks makes you look like you got fired! The only reason I took the job in call center A is because I applied before I came home and I didn't want to waste 6 weeks when I could have gotten money (which I did and topped up my savings).

I'm 21 but my mum says I'm like an old lady 😁

Also if you live in the UK then the word is "centre" and not "center". Using the American spelling on your CV would put off many employers.

Sorry, I'm on mobile, so battling auto correct. It was all in lovely paragraphs too before I hit send 🙄

I have two gaps on my CV but i do have a line that explains both . The first says "various temporary positions after completing education". Could you do something similar?

A six week gap is nothing, especially not straight out of uni - loads of people take longer than six weeks to find a job, and a lot of people won't even start looking straight after they graduate because they'll be on holiday or taking a break. I have a six month gap after graduating, and the only time I was ever asked about it was when I interviewed for a job where they wanted five years' continuous history for security reasons

Oh, and I can see your lovely paragraphs btw

Just be careful - my 'stop gap' in a call centre has lasted 10 years so far.....

(although to be fair I have progressed and am not in a telephony role anymore)

Actually, if you ever want to work in the financial industries, you'll need to keep it in. Part of our security screening is 5 years employment history, and we expect to see evidence that you weren't being paid for periods you weren't working. Most people leave jobs off because they have been fired so it would immediately raise suspicions.

Record the job as (temp) and it'll not be a problem.

Keep it in, my DH left a job off his CV, the company he applied for raked him over the coals. That company valued honesty and integrity more than they were concerned about a silly stop gap nothing job for a few weeks.

If you've just started another job you don't need to worry about your CV until you're looking for a new one. If it is in five years' time, as you anticipate, there'll be no need to include this one. If you leave sooner then I agree with Hiding - leave it in, but describe it as a temp role.

Keep it in with a sentence about your reason for leaving. Honestly it would be more of a red flag to a recruiter that you had seemingly tried to delibratly keep a peice of your history quiet and not wanted them referenced than said you had a temp job and found one closer to home.

would job hirers really not see a job, because you wanted to get working and get money in straight away better than a gap?and a short job mean something other than it just being a temp job.who new! I would never have thought it then better to leave it off. im going to be in so much trouble. I dont no how these things work at all.and this has got me worried Id write the complete opposite of what employees are after.

I thought 6 week gap after uni might be ok, just worried that only having a job for 6 weeks makes you look like you got fired!

No it looks like:
A. It was a temping job or
B. You didn't like it and moved onto something better.

Within 10 years I'd keep it on, personally. After that it is up to you I think. Real adults have jobs for short periods/ ones that don't work out its part of life. Any company that judges you for leaving because you found something better in the scenario you describe is not one I'd want to work for!

It's only an issue if all your jobs are really short because you clearly can't hold one down. So yabu as I suspect for your age in that job you gained useful experience.

Just put it down as 'stop-gap role while I secured employment closer to home'. If I was recruiting you I wouldn't bat an eyelid at that, whereas if I suspected (or for any reason it came to light) that you'd missed a role off, I'd def be concerned you were hiding something negative.

I would add it as a temporary job, it was temporary to you wasn't it, and looks like you are very employable that way. Unless you're wanting to go into the police I doubt anyone will use them for a reference, and if they did, so what? When you build your CV a bit more in years to come you can get rid.

Slightly off topic but I would definitely update your CV now / as you go along - not just wait until you are looking for a new role. You could end up working in job B for years and it gets harder to remember all the details later on.

Careers Advisor here! Employers expect to see gaps so it wouldn't look unusual especially after just finishing uni.

Employers expect to see gaps

I totally disagree with this, as an employer. Gaps concern me and I want them explained. I’d far rather employ someone with no gaps between roles (unless they were taken deliberately).

Having said that, in this specific case it’s absolutely fine. No one is going to bat an eyelid about a student taking a short summer break after completing their finals.

A six week gap is nothing. I’d leave it off.
Don’t spend five years ina job that’s not working towards what you want. Go for your dreams! WhTs your dream job?

I would leave it in purely because dealing with customer queries on the phone is a useful skill. Most job application forms have space to say reason for leaving.

What Cheby said - in your case, leaving it off makes perfect sense and won't be a problem given that it was straight for Uni.
But if someone is having an interview in a setting like a school, where at least one of the interview panel will have had Safer Recruitment training, those random gaps are exactly what we'll be questioning. Much better to account for gaps - even if you're only able to say you were job hunting, or you were at home raising your family or whatever.