Termyn8or
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First of all, one resume' is not enough. They should be targeted, like marketing because that is what you are actually doing - marketing yourself. Your career path is important. It depends very much exactly what kind of position for which you apply.
Words are extremely important, as is their demeanor. You must extoll your virtues, and accentuate the positive while deccentuating the negative.
Now working for a company that screwed up, while it might not be the most positive thing, it adds body to your work history which should be as contiguous as possible. If it is seen as negative, YOU turn it around by stating that you followed the rules, unless you personally screwed up. Even if you did, that company is unlikely to say anything about it. It depends on how long ago it was.
The company that had the tax problems, well anyone with a half a brain should know that corporate taxes were not your responsibility (or were they ? that's why I mentioned detail).
The company that sold out, that is also not your fault.
The resume and the interview are symbiotic in a way, they have to be understood separately. The resume is the card, the foot in the door. That is all it needs to accompish. When you walk in there the aire of confidence should exude from somewhere, but for a few exceptions lol.
Once there, discuss it all, what if they know the industry and ask you things about a company that met with demise or moved out ?
"It was not my place to make policy or major decisions, how they handle the taxman, or where they want plants, that's their business. I did what I was told. _________
At that point do not add "to the best of my ability". DO NOT. At that point consider instead : "and this probably isn't the best time to discuss what I think went wrong". Something like that.
Now, also remember that you are above average height. No shit. If your interviewer is much shorter than you, you must be as calm as possible and still exude the aire of confidence.
That is the fluff, of course you must be qualified and all that. I mean even if you're a rocket scientist you wouldn't go for a job as a brain surgeon. So there is some related experience at least. All jobs that you've ever had and not got canned from can be an asset. If you play it right. Any gaps you can't fill you got odd jobs or something. " I didn't starve to death did I ? "
If you've managed to have at least a few years on the last job and a few years on the last, a few is three. Two jobs would be six with a possible gap in between. Now that is long enough ago to say you don't remember the exact month and day. In fact why would you ?
The more important thing for you to project is that you care about YOUR future. In other words you interview the company while they interview you. Contrary to popular belief, they respect that. Ask, don't just tell. They'll have their things, but worked in somewhere, curiousity can resurrect the cat, in a.....stupid way. If ya know whadd I mean.
I hope you never sent that letter of your's. You know the one. It's OK to rant here a bit, but to really send it is not a good idea. In one simple statement :
There is nothing to be gained.
Really. You go out in the world in busines, the idea is to make money. I don't leave home without it. I don't mean money, I mean making it. Otherwise I go where I please. When I sell my time, I sell my time, and something has to be pretty fucked up before I make a stink. That's the way it was before I got there, and it'll probably be that way when I'm gone. Can I adapt to this or not ?
If not, "NEXT".
Get your mind synchonized, what are you selling ? Put it on the resume. Make it get you a date. At the interview, consider it a sales opportunity. Just don't forget that you are the one selling.
T^T
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