Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

ItsTheDude · Jan 22, 2011

put down the truth, it's (hooters) only gonna hurt u with close minded dorks, u don't want to work for them anyways.

Batman25 · Jan 22, 2011

Be honest. No, I don't think it will hurt you. I've never been in one but from what I know of Hooters it's pretty girls with cute figures in shorts and tanks. I see less at the beach. lol Good luck.

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Jan 22, 2011

Would it be a bad idea to change it to a more tasteful restaurant like olive garden?

Uh, yeah, lying on a job application is usually a pretty bad idea.

Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP · Jan 22, 2011

Being honest and putting down Hooters is better than lying on your resume!

kakamegamama · Jan 22, 2011

Definitely do NOT lie on your application. It WILL come back to haunt you!

tech1000 · Jan 22, 2011

Omit it completely. I don't use any references on my resumes unless they pertain to the job. If you need to use the other 2 jobs, do it. But I wouldn't lie and I also wouldn't list Hooters.

nurse2033, MSN, RN · Jan 22, 2011

I would list it if it was more than a short term job. If you worked there full time for more than six months it shows you can hold down a job. I think it is relevant in that it is a high pressure, fast paced, customer service position. Many of those skills overlap. Good luck.

RNDude1 · Jan 22, 2011

Seriously, I have only been in a Hooters twice, but I was very impressed by the quality of training the girls have received pertaining to customer attention and care--a quality that translates to bedside. All of the waitresses I met were very articulate and I found myself thinking at the time how valuable their acquired skills would be to whatever future endeaver they chose.

There is a mythology about Hooters that the restaurant is just a hairs-width from being a stripper bar. As with anything else in life, you can't worry about what the ignorant will think. Go for it!! :up:

Euskadi1946 · Jan 22, 2011

There are alot of nursing students who work as waitresses, cocktail waitresses, bartenders and have lots of customer service experience which really helps when you are at the bedside. As far as Hooters is concerned, the waitresses there are very courteous, friendly and do not flaunt their assets, plus the food is pretty good there.

RadBSN · Jan 22, 2011

I agree with the poster who said to list it if it was longer than 6 months. You're competing with some applicants who have no job experience at all so knowing that you could hold a job is a good thing. I did hiring in a past life and I think I probably would have chuckled at seeing Hooters on an application, but in a good way :)

AMD88 · Jan 22, 2011

Tech1000 I know lying on an application is a big no no but after not hearing anything for several months I had to wonder if that could be something hurting me from being picked over other applicants. I worked there for a year and a half fulltime so I was worried if I omitted it that they would want to know what I was doing for that time or it would make me look like I barely had any job experience. I did go to school fulltime while I worked there getting my prereqs done for the program so I guess I could say I just went to school. To nurse 2300 and and RN dude1, I worked at the 2nd busiest hooters in the U.S. so it was a very high pressure job. I still have nightmares about it lol. The training there is really extensive. I was a corporate trainer and trained 20 to 30 girls during my time there. That job was the closest thing to working in a hospital so I think its relevent but I worry about those ignorant people. I think I am just going to add more to my resume about what I did at that job that relates to nursing and see if it helps.