QuestShield
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I was in a job last year for 6 months and failed the probation, they brought me into a room in November and I was gone straight away, pretty much totally out of the blue. I'm not going to go into the ins and outs other than after 4 months I was told they were extremely happy with me, then I had problems (for 2 months) with the most difficult and unhelpful person I've ever met and reported him to the team lead. I don't know of course, but I think that's why they got rid of me. I was planning to leave that job in January, even if I passed probation as I wasn't particularly happy there.
Now I'm looking for a new job preferably a contract. However this job is on my CV as I wasn't sure what to do seeing as it's a big 6 month space to fill. I had an agency onto me there and they asked me could I get a reference from this place if I got the contract job. I just said yes to avoid awkward questions, and they think that last job was a contract and not a failed permanent role. It's early days and I can go back to change the CV if need be though it's messy as the job is on my linked in etc.
What advice can you give me? Within the last 2 years I have 2 other places from where I can provide references but it's a bit of a minefield. Should I just take this place off my CV and say I went traveling or something? No idea what to do with it.
Now I'm looking for a new job preferably a contract. However this job is on my CV as I wasn't sure what to do seeing as it's a big 6 month space to fill. I had an agency onto me there and they asked me could I get a reference from this place if I got the contract job. I just said yes to avoid awkward questions, and they think that last job was a contract and not a failed permanent role. It's early days and I can go back to change the CV if need be though it's messy as the job is on my linked in etc.
What advice can you give me? Within the last 2 years I have 2 other places from where I can provide references but it's a bit of a minefield. Should I just take this place off my CV and say I went traveling or something? No idea what to do with it.