"Omitting" a job from resume

Quote from HouTx

Uh oh. Not a good idea to simply "omit" a job from your resume. When you get a new job, they will have to run a full background check (Federal requirement). This will turn up any job in which you received a paycheck (with FICA deductions), no matter how brief it was. If your application does not match your background check, this is considered falsification of your application and your job offer can just go "poof".

Taken from HouTx's informative post here.

I currently have a job as a nurse but I'd like to call it a dead end (P)RN job. Pay is sub par to my worth as a Licensed Registered Professional Nurse but they're the only one hiring new grad AAS in NY Metro.

Ever since they let us know on day 1 that they won't give us a great recommendation but will actually make sure to make it bad unless we reach that 1 yr employment, they gotta suck that blood dry right. Hey I understand it is a business and so am I, I took the executive decision of "omitting" them in my resume until that yr mark! Yes I will continue my search as a new grad which is how I think will employers see it anyway?!

Have you ever done it for x reasons? Is omitting a job from a resume a good or bad idea? Last edit by double_minority on Feb 27, '13
The other issue I see is about a gap in your resume. Is this PRN job a 2nd job? If not, then you will have an unaccounted for period of time on your resume. What answer would you give to prospective employers who want to know what you did during that time?
Well, it's your own choice to make, but, as HouTX noted, a lot of employers, if they asked for all employers and you omitted one, and they find out (and there is a good chance they will), will consider that dishonesty sufficient to send your application to the "circular file" (or fire you if you have already been employed).Maybe you ought to do the right thing and keep the current job for a (minimum) year before jumping ship. You can never go wrong "taking the high road" and doing the right thing in nursing, and you never know when something from your past is going to come back and bite you. Nursing is a much smaller "club" than most new grads realize, and information gets around. You have nothing to gain by burning bridges with your current employer.
Quote from double_minorityTaken from HouTx's informative post here.I currently have a job as a nurse but I'd like to call it a dead end (P)RN job. Pay is sub par to my worth as a Licensed Registered Professional Nurse but they're the only one hiring new grad AAS in NY Metro.Ever since they let us know on day 1 that they won't give us a great recommendation but will actually make sure to make it bad unless we reach that 1 yr employment, they gotta suck that blood dry right. Hey I understand it is a business and so am I, I took the executive decision of "omitting" them in my resume until that yr mark! Yes I will continue my search as a new grad which is how I think will employers see it anyway?!Have you ever done it for x reasons? Is omitting a job from a resume a good or bad idea?
It is my first and only job. Having a low salary in NY is no jokeQuote from psu_213The other issue I see is about a gap in your resume. Is this PRN job a 2nd job? If not, then you will have an unaccounted for period of time on your resume. What answer would you give to prospective employers who want to know what you did during that time?
Quote from elkparkWell, it's your own choice to make, but, as HouTX noted, a lot of employers, if they asked for all employers and you omitted one, and they find out (and there is a good chance they will), will consider that dishonesty sufficient to send your application to the "circular file" (or fire you if you have already been employed).Maybe you ought to do the right thing and keep the current job for a (minimum) year before jumping ship. You can never go wrong "taking the high road" and doing the right thing in nursing, and you never know when something from your past is going to come back and bite you. Nursing is a much smaller "club" than most new grads realize, and information gets around. You have nothing to gain by burning bridges with your current employer.
Quote from double_minorityIt is my first and only job. Having a low salary in NY is no jokeLol, and when it comes to what you just said, and I thank you for your input, I would tell them that I have been looking for a JOB! Nothing different than the other gaps in my resume. Employers know what time it is, they're the one not employing.
Quote from psu_213I see your point, but I'm not sure that I would feel comfortable flat out lying to a prospective employer that asks me if I had any job during a given time frame.
Can't you keep looking for a job while keeping the current position on your resume? In an interview, it would be wiser to say, "Xyz wasn't a good fit for me. I decided to move on..." Rather than omitting them from your resume altogether.
Quote from joanna73Can't you keep looking for a job while keeping the current position on your resume? In an interview, it would be wiser to say, "Xyz wasn't a good fit for me. I decided to move on..." Rather than omitting them from your resume altogether.
Read my post carefully. I'm not suggesting that you stop looking for another job.
Quote from joanna73Read my post carefully. I'm not suggesting that you stop looking for another job.
I guess it isn't a good idea to omit a job. But I would definitely start looking for another job and get one before you quit where your working. I quit before finding in another job recently in nursing, and while I don't regret it for personal sanity reasons, it DID make it harder for me to find another job. Just be careful!