Mega Thread The Questions Thread - Part III

[Over The Post]

You can crate train any dog. Plenty of advice on the net and youtube.

 

[Beerfish]

He's just being a puppy. He'll probably start chewing your furniture too. He'll grow out of it.

 

[Pistol Night]

My border collie used to take one of my thongs out into the middle of the back lawn all the time. Only mine and the same one each time. Didn't chew it or anything. I'm pretty sure he was just taking the piss in the end

 

[MP_]

Anyone had personal experience or know someone who has given birth to a donated embryo. Curious to know at what age the parents let the child know they are not actually blood related and how the child,teen,adult reacted to the news.

 

[Beerfish]

What's the minimum amount of time you can stay in a job without it looking weird on your cv?

 

[Chief]

What's the minimum amount of time you can stay in a job without it looking weird on your cv?

You can always leave it off if it's a short time.

 

[Beerfish]

You can always leave it off if it's a short time.

Ok. I'll be more specific. Is 2 years enough?

 

[Chief]

Ok. I'll be more specific. Is 2 years enough?

I would think so.

 

[Billy ray]

Ok. I'll be more specific. Is 2 years enough?

Thats long service these days

 

[PoppedCorn]

Wtf
22 years this april

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

The taboo on short term roles has definitely eased in recent years, as long as you don't have a string of them it's fine.

 

[Beerfish]

The taboo on short term roles has definitely eased in recent years, as long as you don't have a string of them it's fine.

What would you consider short term? Less than a year?

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

What would you consider short term? Less than a year?

Definitely

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

What would you consider short term? Less than a year?

Just to add to my answer, I'm seeing a lot more 3 - 6 stints on resumes. I think recruiter and hiring manager attitudes have changed a lot since covid. A lot of people are explaining the short stints as things like, the induction wasn't as expected, the role wasn't as busy as had been anticipated, the business was not as well resources as anticipated etc.

I do a lot of hiring and a couple of short roles here and there don't bother me. The other option is to leave it off your resume completely and only explain if asked.

 

[Billy ray]

Interviewer: How do you explain this 12 month gap on your resume?

Me: That’s when I went to Yale...

Interviewer: That’s impressive. You are hired.

Me: Thanks. I really need this yob.

 

[Over The Post]

"How do you explain this 7 year gap on your resume?"

<thinks fast - whatever casual work I could get + a stint on the dole + mental health won't cut it>

"I'm sorry, I had to sign a very watertight NDA as part of my clearance and I'm also broadly restricted by Part 5.6 – Secrecy of Information of the Criminal Code Act (1995)."

 

[peternorth]

"How do you explain this 7 year gap on your resume?"

<thinks fast - whatever casual work I could get + a stint on the dole + mental health won't cut it>

"I'm sorry, I had to sign a very watertight NDA as part of my clearance and I'm also broadly restricted by Part 5.6 – Secrecy of Information of the Criminal Code Act (1995)."

aker i plead the 5th

 

[MP_]

"How do you explain this 7 year gap on your resume?"

<thinks fast - whatever casual work I could get + a stint on the dole + mental health won't cut it>

"I'm sorry, I had to sign a very watertight NDA as part of my clearance and I'm also broadly restricted by Part 5.6 – Secrecy of Information of the Criminal Code Act (1995)."

Witness protection program

 

[Off The Couch]

Ok how do I stop a dog from stealing our shoes etc? It’s 1am and my dog has been going coco bananas running around so I got up and he had a pair of my shoes, three of the kids toys and all kinds of crap. Can you crate train a 6 month old puppy?

Surprised he wasn’t crate trained when you got him but yes you can crate train him now.

It’s great because it’s he’s “safe” space and will give you piece of mind at night or when you are out

 

[revo333]

Just to add to my answer, I'm seeing a lot more 3 - 6 stints on resumes. I think recruiter and hiring manager attitudes have changed a lot since covid.

A recruiter whose videos come across on my Tiktok says there is no need to add a cover letter to a resume anymore.

Do you agree?

 

[revo333]

Attitudes are changing for the better in regards to what to do with a resume and so on.

It sounds like in 5-10 years it won't be necessary to have references anymore.

 

[revo333]

I think recruiter and hiring manager attitudes have changed a lot since covid

I remember 15 years ago it was in trend to add a photo of yourself on your resume lol.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

A recruiter whose videos come across on my Tiktok says there is no need to add a cover letter to a resume anymore.

Do you agree?

Yeah in my experience not many people do them anymore. I don't look for them. If someone has taken the effort to write one I'll read it though, so for ****s sake personalise and proof read it.

 

[the_interloper]

I remember 15 years ago it was in trend to add a photo of yourself on your resume lol.

There's no real need to do that anymore I guess with Linkedin. In fact I'm not sure why we even need resumes if your Linkedin is up to date

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Anyone who's ever been to hotel school (which is a whole other story) will put their photo on their resume and I reckon it's just a dumb idea. Unconscious (and conscious) bias already impacts recruitment so much, why give them more opportunities to cross you off the list before an interview?