If I worked at a job for 2 days, didn't even get as far as filling out my W-4 forms, and then was let go, am I required to list it on any future applications or resumes? I'd assume no, due to the fact that I worked for such a short period of time and didn't even fill out any paperwork, but some people were saying that you're required to list any and all places you ever worked at, because if you don't and later it's somehow discovered you did, it's considered immediate grounds for dismissal. On one hand it seems so pointless to list, but on the other, I'd hate to be working at a place for years only for it to somehow come out through word-of-mouth, etc. that I worked at x place and then to be terminated for falsifying an application.
Also, will being let go after 2 days affect my chances of obtaining employment as a nurse at other places? I'm worried that some place will hear somewhere that "___ didn't do a good job and was fired after only 2 days" and decide not to hire me as a result.
Exactly. And I would not be surprised to find out that it was their intention to 'audition' you from the beginning. I'll bet you would find out that others had the same experience.
I would only list the 2 day employment if you are applying for a job with a law enforcement agency or the military. If you leave it off when applying to a law enforcement agency, they will turn over every rock in your life during the background check/security clearance and disqualify you for not disclosing the employment. Otherwise, for other jobs, forget you ever worked there.
Resumes aren't job histories but marketing documents. You include things that sell yourself as an employee. They should be targeted to the position you apply to. So there's no reason to include a 2 day position on a resume.
I'd probably leave it off online application job histories too because it was such a short time unless I was applying for the military because I think they want EVERYTHING everything.
I wouldn't put it on an application but to be honest...it's a little..odd..someone - an adult - would not know how to complete tax forms etc. and the HR people can assist with this. Also, a mistake that costs someone a job in 2 days or less doesn't really sound like a "silly" one - just go from here and educate yourself more on whatever it is that did happen but writing this job down - I wouldn't because it will cause all sorts of flags for the next potential employer.
While I agree that leaving it off is reasonable (and have done it for a 12 hour "job" - day and a half, and a 3 MONTH job that was a joke- and I went back to a prior employer after that), you need to be informed about what can be considered dishonesty...
Now that I'm older, I wouldn't mind AS MUCH about listing a 2-day (or 2-week) job- and telling a future employer it just didn't work out. There's no "shame" in that- and then you don't have to worry about getting "caught" later. If someone from the old place comes to work at the new place, and says something, whaddya do? I've done some of the hiring process (including calling for references), and if I saw a 2-day length of employment, I'd ignore it- but at least know someone wasn't hiding it.... jmo :)
But, I can understand leaving it off- just know the way it can be interpreted.
1. It's not that I don't know how to fill out tax forms per se, but just I wanted to consult with my husband before completing and turning it in. I don't see anything wrong with that.
2. I didn't say that the mistake was a "silly" one, just that it wasn't something that caused the injury or death of a patient. And yes, I have since learned from the mistake and will never repeat it again.
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Exactly. And I would not be surprised to find out that it was their intention to 'audition' you from the beginning. I'll bet you would find out that others had the same experience.