2 month job on CV?!

[Fernleigh22]

I was in a lovely part time role for 10 years. However there was no career progression and as the children got older I really wanted a new challenging role, little more money and full time hours with room to grow.
Hence starting a new job in October! However, I have quickly come to realise this is not the role for me. The job isn't as described, I don't feel a good fit for the team and I'm generally not interested in the overall scope of the team objectives after learning more about it. I'm therefor on the job hunt again. Whilst applying for new roles, do I mention this current role or leave it off completely?!

Won’t you need a reference? Is a good idea to start a new role with a lie?
IMO throwing the towel after 2 months is always a bit early unless there are significant issues. Can’t you discuss with your manager if the job isn’t as described?

I have discussed it at my one month review. He is aware I'm not loving the position. I agree 2 months is soon but when you know something isn't right I'm not dragging it on longer than needs be.
Why is it a lie to leave it off the CV?

Just be honest and tell future employers that it just wasn’t for you.

I have a three month job on mine. The place was not my scene and I was honest about that.

There’s nothing wrong with not liking something and moving on.

You have to put them as your current employer. Otherwise what would you do - lie and say you're at your previous company or leave a gap? Gaps in employment history aren't good either without a good reason.

I wasn't sure whether to leave a gap in employment or have it on. I'm not too worried about how it looks as every other company I have been with for a good number of years.
I just feel like this role adds little value to my CV other than explaining where I have sat for 2 months....

ive been in this position..... you have options.....
Years ago, recruiters would look at cvs and think its bad job hoppin. but this day and age, its the norm on cvs.
If you feel you dont want that company on your cv, then leave it off. Your cv will look good having the 10 year role on there as your last role. so you can be honest and say you left to look for a new challenge and taking your time looking for the right role. Or leave that 2 month job on but say it wasnt the right fit for you and be honest.....all depends if you want the 2 month company to give reference......
If you put hr down as the reference, they only confirm, start date, end date and job title. Hr dont give anything else on the reference, but if u put a manager down, then they usually say too much........bare that in mind.

Thank you for this advice. It's the first, and hopefully only, time I have job hopped so rapidly so hopefully they will see this too.
I'm happy for HR, or the manager, to give a reference as I haven't done a bad job or had any grievances so there technically shouldn't be anything negative to say .
I have also stayed as a relief contract with my 10 year employer so they can still be classed as most recent and able to give a reference as well

Does your P45 show your previous employer? 😬

Employers hardly send p45 out now......because of this, new starters fill out a HMRC form for there new employer.......

I left a job after a month because it was not what I expected and the organisation was horrendously disorganised.

I leave it out of my CV. No point of getting a reference for such a small amount of time as realistically one month was not enough for me to really do/achieve much in that role.

You don't need a P45 to start a new job you can fill in the HMRC new starter form as an alternative.

It is not 'lying' by the way to not list all your jobs on a CV. It is common practice.

I don't list jobs I had more than 15 years ago for example as it would make my CV way too long.

I also freelance alongside my regular job and again I don't list/detail every freelance contract/project and employers for that. I just have general info of the area I freelance in and the type of projects I have done.

As a manager myself the fact that you did 3 month in your most recent role would be of no interest to me whatsoever and a reference from them would tell me nothing about your performance. I would instead want to contact previous employers.

There is a job which I did for 6 weeks, we got laid off as projected workload wasn't as big as it was meant to be.

I left it off my CV as I only put in the months on CV (can't remember the actual date I started jobs) and it looks like on the CV that I left one job at the end of one month and started the next job the first Monday of the new month. This way it can hide up to 8 weeks of unemployment.

I may have added it on the CV for 3-4 years after this but not anymore as this was 2005/06.

Make it a strength. I was in x job for 10 years. I realised I wanted to do more. 2 month job shaped my plans and made me realize XYZ. That's why I want to work for you, future employer, because I understand more about what I want from an employer and what I have to offer

But I'd leave it off once you do get a new job.

Definitely leave it in. I think everyone is allowed a 'blip', so long as there is a strong narrative around it, and as PP have said make sure you turn it into a positive.

Be careful what you say though - the thing that stuck out for me in your OP was '...after finding out more about it' when talking about the scope etc. in all honesty I would have expected you to have found out enough about the scope of a role before you accepted it. So just word it carefully.

A two month gap after 10 years is not odd at all. OP could say she left to pursue other opportunities and just not mention this role. If the gap was closer to six months I'd be saying I was providing short term family care.

This is what I would do. The dates help fudge it. It's just so easy to look flakey or like you didn't do your homework to resign after a few weeks.

Have you gained any new skills etc..from the role which would be useful to have on your CV ?

I would include the job as it can be easily explained as one role which wasn't the right fit and this shouldn't be a big concern for a new employer.

This is so common, you can tell people like recruitment consultants the truth, but just leave it off your cv, and in a couple of years time it won't even be relevant.

I left a job after five months. It was just not a fit. I wasn't using the skills I wanted to and my manager hated me. It was in every way the right decision and I moved to a job I love. I do have it on my CV currently because it's a longer gap than yours and I've not been at the new job two years yet, but I will take it off once I've been at my current job longer because it just won't matter. It's a very brief description as it is.

Leaving something off your CV has nothing to do with lying. A CV is a marketing document not a sworn statement of your complete employment history. You not only can but should leave off anything that doesn't strengthen your candidacy for the role you're applying for.