Can I leave a company (1 year) off my resume?
Dec 27, 2021
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Hi there, I have a year of experience at a company I would like to leave out of my resume? I have 8 years of experience, and this year i want to leave off was 5 years ago. The main reason is towards the end of my tenure there, I didn't get along as with the manager well and i also gave less than a week notice. I saw this previous manager at Google and is concern that somehow he would give me a bad recommendation.
Would this raise a gap concern or come up in my background check?
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It’s a tool to tell your story and at the end of the day, “being continuously employed” is not as important of a plot point compared to things you’ve accomplished and the value you can bring to an organization. This mindset makes any gap easily explainable if asked too.
That said, I also don’t think you need to omit this gig if there are relevant qualifications that add to your story.