My Dog Ate My Resume: Who do you work for?

Friday, November 14, 2008

Who do you work for?

I received an email asking me if a person should put the staffing firm on their resume.

You might know, besides career coaching, we also do contract consulting, which means we have people out at our clients. I just received a call from a credit company. One of my employees was looking to purchase a car. She listed the fortune 500 client as where she works. She did not give a name or number. That did not matter. The credit company called the fortune 500 company’s human resource department and found out she is not employed there.

Fortunately, I got involved and straightened it out for my contractor.

So, should you list staffing firms as your employer on resume, applications, or credit based applications? The answer is yes.

You need to make sure that the staffing company is representing you for what you are. If you worked for someone full time for 3 ,6 or even 12 months, well that’s a full time job to me. In this economy, I have a friend that put in 26 years at one company and is now out of work. I have contractors that are still working for me with no end in sight. So what is more stable?

I have advised people to list on resume and application, to show some form of stability. The staffing company, and then the company they are working for.

Jobco Staffing/Apvantage, Oak Brook, Il November 2006-Present
Help Desk Associate

Answered incoming calls and requests.
Provided support for hardware, software, communication, and procedural related issues.
Prepared documentation of all case information and updates.

Listing properly helps with establishing your work history

This is very important. If you list the wrong company, it could be a reason you are getting turned down or denied a loan. In addition, if you do it on a work application, you could be turned down for falsification.

Again, staffing companies are companies as well. Many of them are very large. It is how you present your work and capabilities. Convincing employers that you are full time candidate versus a day temp here and there.

Have a great weekend,
Dennis

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Who do you work for?

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