To think it's a terrible to "embellish" being made redundant by saying it wa an interim role?

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A career "guru" just told me to do that. But I've always heard/read that most employers take it as something neutral or even are empathic about it. She also suggested I needed a cheesy tagline for my LinkedIn/CV but I think they're so cringey!!

It's worth pointing out CV fraud is a criminal offence in the UK.

Why lie when you don't need to? Why compromise your integrity. It sounds like a daft idea to me.

Just put redundant due to pandemic. Thats the truth and the truth of 1000s of others who were made redundant in the last 18 months. Nothing to hide nor be ashamed of.

Interim means temp and that wasn't a temp role it was permanent? Its unlikely you'd have left a permanent position for an interim one so then you have to explain that somehow to prospective employers

You will look a fool during the interview if it comes up but also when they check your reference and previous employer states your reason for leaving

Be honest as you've nothing to hide

@agnes not due to the pandemic, but the test definitely applies :)

I listened to 30 mins of their LinkedIn session and it honestly felt like I was in my personal hell!

I would never encourage out and out lying on a CV, but if I had spent a very short time in one place, say three months, I might describe it as interim. Just takes out of the interviewer's mind that you might not have staying power. As an employer I do not mind some reasonable presentational enhancement- it shows initiative.

@Brainwave89

I would never encourage out and out lying on a CV, but if I had spent a very short time in one place, say three months, I might describe it as interim. Just takes out of the interviewer's mind that you might not have staying power. As an employer I do not mind some reasonable presentational enhancement- it shows initiative.

this statement is kind of fun and interesting at the same time.

I mean but I can show I have staying power, +6 years in one, +2 years in another one, and now this fluke. As previous poster said, as a hiring manager it just seems very weird that I'd leave permanent FT employment for some interim position, that's isn't "one of a kind/ life changing".

I don't think it's terrible, but I don't see why you'd bother to say it. There's no shame or blame in redundancy, I just tell people that I was made redundant

Exactly, she made me fill it's something I should feel ashamed of!

Interim is only used for roles where an employee has been covering a role. Until a replacement has been found or said employee gets the role themselves.

Otherwise it’s a contract role. Not permanent.

This ‘career guru’ sounds like a complete con…

I got caught out on when my friend someone I used to work with dropped me in it and said that I've got made redundant. I didn't know al she worked there.

Were you the only one made redundant?
If there were wider layoffs and you’re working in the same industry most people will know/assume that is the reason. When I was made redundant, most recruiters/HR would say “oh you worked in ABC, I take it you left at the time of the restructure?”
Most guidance I had was that it was to define it as due to the restructure and not performance related if asked.
There is a lot of talk about ‘the great resignation’ right now, I don’t think many companies would raise an eyebrow as many people are moving for more money, permanent WFH, reevaluating their career these days.

I wouldn’t. There’s no stigma in redundancy, there hasn’t been for years. And as a PP said, if they asked you about it at interview, you’d look like an idiot or have to dig deeper into the lie- for no good reason.
Tbh I’ve seen two career coaches and both of them were quite out of touch, and very focused on the rotary club, local government, businesses that advertise in local glossy magazines-type scene. They didn’t have a clue about IT or the way big corporates function. I didn’t find them useful at all and wouldn’t bother again.

Don't lie, be honest but not judgemental about what happened. You were made redundant, no shame in that. All you have to say is that business conditions changed in the months after you were appointed which led to your role being made redundant even though you'd only been in it for a few months. I wouldn't say much about the fact that it sounds like your previous employer screwed up.

Yes @hangry I was the only one. Very small company and unless they're part of that very small sector nobody would even know, or would know ex boss and how he's stubborn and chasing a white elephant, so they wouldn't be surprised

Can you say "the role was made redundant" rather than "I was made redundant?" It's the truth and I can't imagine you'd be asked for more detail. Even if you were, it would only reflect on the company's poor planning! You don't have to say that they poached you in the first place.

Very good point @chatnoir it was the role that was made (actually always was) redundant.