Navigating Job History on Resumes: Should I Include a Brief Two-Month Stint?

Please guide me. I rejoined the previous organization two years ago, but when I rejoined, I worked for a newer organization for just two months. Now, I am going to relocate to another state in about two months. Being in the current company is not possible as it is not at the new location, so I need to search for jobs. My query is:

1. Should I include the company name for which I worked for just two months?
2. What if I don't include it on my resume and during background verification, my current employer mentions that I worked for another company for two months?

Regards,
Mahadev

Thank you for the query. Please let me know if I have properly understood your problem. You worked for Company A for some years, changed over to Company B, worked for 2 months, and then returned to Company A for the past 2 years. In 2 months' time, you will be leaving Company A as you will be relocating and have to search for a job.

Questions to Consider

- Why did you leave Company A and join Company B, and then within two months rejoined Company A?
- Why do you not want to show that 2 months' experience?

Thank you.

Of course, do include them, or else you would need to justify what you were doing in the last two months. Relocation is considered a valid reason for a change in a job, despite your fear of being a job jumper, so don't worry. However, prepare yourself with a diplomatic response to all such questions.

Regards,
Ukmitra

Were there any issues with the short (2-month period) job that you do not want to expose to the new employer? Did you not complete the exit formalities there? Are you afraid to get a bad recommendation from that employer? Then the answer depends on the 'gravity of the issues' that you want to suppress.

Doesn't a "bad recommendation" have the same effect as "False Information in the CV"? Not all interviewers are influenced by recommendations. Why chase imaginary ghosts when you have still not faced the interviews yet?

If you were honest from your side, even in your 2-month job, then please be honest in your new job application as well. It may give you some more bad experiences, but at least in your new job, you can work peacefully without such fears... :-)

Regards,
Amod.

Dear Nashbramhall,

That's exactly what I am saying.

1. I left Company A just to explore some other companies. The main reason I left Company B is that they did not keep their promise of giving the desired profile. On paper, the profile was the same as said by them, but actually, I needed to do something else, so I resigned and rejoined Company A. I do enjoy working with Company A.

2. I don't want to include Company B on my resume, but I am a little worried about the background verification from another company, C, when I leave my current company. Also, I have officially resigned and not absconded from Company B.

Regards,
Mahadev

Hi Amod, I completed the exit formalities... I am just worried about the bad recommendation.

Thank you for responding and being frank and telling the truth. If you have not absconded and resigned properly, why are you afraid of showing that two months of experience? You can tell the interviewers the truth, and they will respect you for it.

Recommendation Concerns When Leaving a Company

Why do you think they will give back a recommendation? Everyone knows that sometimes people leave a company or a company bids farewell to a worker when the fit is not right. Unless you have resigned and departed, there is no need to worry. The report from your current or past company, where you have had a long tenure, will hold more weight.

Good evening. Always look up to the bright light in life. You are becoming a 'job hopper', which I personally feel is unjust for yourself because, in the end, you are going to be at the receiving end and not the companies you are changing suddenly. Why don't you spend a day by yourself and do some soul-searching? Maybe you will find the answer yourself.

I personally find that steady and slow wins the race, and the rabbit ultimately loses the race. You should look at yourself, your family if they are there, and your children if they are there, and then take steps. Don't bluff any company because ultimately it is you who will be affected.

With warm wishes.