[Scotty B]

What's going on guys..quick background on me...I'm 27 years old and I'm going for a job interview for a full time nutritionist position.

Now the thing is over the last 2 years I've been working at this warehouse near my house. I originally started there after school so I can get some money till I got my full time nutriitonist position while on the weekends I had my own personal training/nutrition clients. Over the last year to year and a half I got very sick when I was diagnosed with colitis. I was living at the doctors and hospitals every week and it was a nightmare. I had a lot of part time nutrition/personal training work during this time but couldn't do it full time cause my health benefits were with the warehouse which is the main reason I stayed cause the pay obviously isn't great.

Well I'm back to my normal self now and now the only thing I'm worried about is when they ask me why I have been working at a warehouse the last 2 years. I don't want to tell them I got really sick cause I think they would worry if this guy is gonna miss a shitload of time or something..or do I tell them the truth. I don't know what to say.

I really appreciate your input

Scott

[X The Dude X]

I don't see much harm in telling them the truth on this one. At least they'll see that you still maintained stable employment for that given time. And no one can fault you for becoming really sick for a time there, everyone gets sick from time to time. Sucks yours was as bad as it was, but I still don't see that big a problem.

If you do make something up, they'll want to verify it by contacting the person/company you put down. While it's not impossible to fake that info, you can run into problems with it. If this is a job you really want and have the skills for, I wouldn't go that route.

[Scotty B]

Originally Posted by X The Dude X

I don't see much harm in telling them the truth on this one. At least they'll see that you still maintained stable employment for that given time. And no one can fault you for becoming really sick for a time there, everyone gets sick from time to time. Sucks yours was as bad as it was, but I still don't see that big a problem.

If you do make something up, they'll want to verify it by contacting the person/company you put down. While it's not impossible to fake that info, you can run into problems with it. If this is a job you really want and have the skills for, I wouldn't go that route.

Yea I mean that's what I was initially thinking cause in hindsight I really didn't miss that much time from work beside a freak visit to the hospital which lasted a week earlier in the year when my colitis medicine caused a pancreatitis. And if they somehow do contact my employer they might mention of how I got sick anyways then they'll say well this guy never told us this.

Thanks for the response bro.

[Keej613]

Originally Posted by Scotty B

What's going on guys..quick background on me...I'm 27 years old and I'm going for a job interview for a full time nutritionist position.

Now the thing is over the last 2 years I've been working at this warehouse near my house. I originally started there after school so I can get some money till I got my full time nutriitonist position while on the weekends I had my own personal training/nutrition clients. Over the last year to year and a half I got very sick when I was diagnosed with colitis. I was living at the doctors and hospitals every week and it was a nightmare. I had a lot of part time nutrition/personal training work during this time but couldn't do it full time cause my health benefits were with the warehouse which is the main reason I stayed cause the pay obviously isn't great.

Well I'm back to my normal self now and now the only thing I'm worried about is when they ask me why I have been working at a warehouse the last 2 years. I don't want to tell them I got really sick cause I think they would worry if this guy is gonna miss a shitload of time or something..or do I tell them the truth. I don't know what to say.

I really appreciate your input

Scott

Let me preface this by saying that I used to be a hiring & training manager for Canada's largest telecommunications company and I have a professional certification in targeted selection interviewing. My job consisted of, among other things, sourcing talent, screening resumes and interviewing candidates. I had hiring / firing power. It was my job to interview and hire people for sought-after and entry-level positions in this large, blue chip company.

So, that being said, here is my advice: tell the truth. Explain to them exactly what you just told us in here.

A good recruiter or interviewer can tell when you're hiding something, lying or giving evasive answers.

Simply be honest with them and explain to them how you're 100% better now and how absenteeism won't be an issue. If you have any way to substantiate this, offer that to them, too. (For example, attendance record at work, a reference from work, a reference from your doctor, etc.)

That's my professional advice for you.

Break a leg!

[JGonzo13]

IMO you should be honest

[louky]

get some black shoe polish and paint your skin

[Scotty B]

Originally Posted by Keej613

Let me preface this by saying that I used to be a hiring & training manager for Canada's largest telecommunications company and I have a professional certification in targeted selection interviewing. My job consisted of, among other things, sourcing talent, screening resumes and interviewing candidates. I had hiring / firing power. It was my job to interview and hire people for sought-after and entry-level positions in this large, blue chip company.

So, that being said, here is my advice: tell the truth. Explain to them exactly what you just told us in here.

A good recruiter or interviewer can tell when you're hiding something, lying or giving evasive answers.

Simply be honest with them and explain to them how you're 100% better now and how absenteeism won't be an issue. If you have any way to substantiate this, offer that to them, too. (For example, attendance record at work, a reference from work, a reference from your doctor, etc.)

That's my professional advice for you.

Break a leg!

Thank you very much. I appreciate the advice.

[thetruth2709]

tell them the truth and make your sickness of last year sound like a journey that made you a better person and a more determined individual to achieve your goals, the bad experience truly changed you to become a better individual.... people love that shit!!

[Steve Dougson]

Originally Posted by Keej613

Let me preface this by saying that I used to be a hiring & training manager for Canada's largest telecommunications company and I have a professional certification in targeted selection interviewing. My job consisted of, among other things, sourcing talent, screening resumes and interviewing candidates. I had hiring / firing power. It was my job to interview and hire people for sought-after and entry-level positions in this large, blue chip company.

So, that being said, here is my advice: tell the truth. Explain to them exactly what you just told us in here.

A good recruiter or interviewer can tell when you're hiding something, lying or giving evasive answers.

Simply be honest with them and explain to them how you're 100% better now and how absenteeism won't be an issue. If you have any way to substantiate this, offer that to them, too. (For example, attendance record at work, a reference from work, a reference from your doctor, etc.)

That's my professional advice for you.

Break a leg!

Could you share any othe big interview tips that you suggest based on your experience as a hiring manager? I hope to find a new job in the coming months and so it could help me aswell as others on this forum.

I'm also taking a social psych class where we're being taught about cues and their ecological validity and so I figure you'd have some good insight from your experience about which cues have been a good indicator of a prospective employee's quality.

[smasheroffaces]

the truth will set you free.