Hi,
I have applied for a role with the Civil Service and have provisionally been offered a job. I understand they carry out Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks as part of the provisional checks for the past three years.
In terms of my employment history, I had a period of unemployment from March 2020 to January 2021 in where I resigned from post due to family personal issues and then Covid hit making it really hard to secure a role. I was claiming JSA between that time and working with a work coach to find a role. I started a role in January 2021 and then was offered an alternative role in October 2021 which I accepted upon joining the organisation in October there wasn't a role as such and the hiring manager advised they weren't prepared for me to start, and I resigned and have been unemployed since October last year and living on savings.
I was offered a provisional offer for the civil service, but I am really worried about these two gaps in my CV I don't want to appear as a job hopper they never asked for my employment history at the application stage only for employment history at this stage. I have filled it out and stated Unemployed seeking work on the dates for gaps.
Im worried I may get rejected though one for the gap and one for appearing as a hopper through the baseline personal security standard. I have two-character references in which they ask for and I've put down my employer who I was last employed for.
I really want this job it's been a tricky past two years with my mum suffering from ill health and I'm so anxious can anyone advise me.