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Unemployed for 9 months
Dear Aunty Di, I have been through three jobs in just one year. The first I quit because I did not receive the hours they’ d promised to me. The was a 3 month temp job. The other I was fired for data entry“ errors”. Problem is, with such short periods of work in addition to a termination, I feel it is working against me securing new employment. And I don’ t know what answer to give when asked why I left my last job. Please, please help with any answers you might have. I have been out of work for 8 months now and my benfits won’ t last forever!- Jane
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Dear Jane, Sorry to hear you’ ve had difficulty finding work. It’ s important that you find yourself some employment as quickly as possible. It would be particularly helpful if you found yourself something, perhaps voluntary or perhapsshort-term, so you’ d have updated references and some constructive way of occupying your time and proving that you want to work and have skills to offer. Helping out on a community project, a charity or hospice, would stand you in good stead even if it were part-time. You might even consider working overseas for the experience if that would suit your circumstances and temperament. Enter“ working abroad” or“ volunteer work abroad” in a search engine- and beware!