Can i change my work history so that a potentail employeer wont see it?

Question

im 21 and i have had many jobs growing up and i admitt i made many mistakes and quit jobs got fired from a few for stupid stuff,but i have grown up and i am finding a horrible time finding a job since i was terminated from my last job i was fired over "procedure" which couldnt be helped cuz the person i was assinghned to work with that dat didnt have the correct cleaning supplies and i smuged up a fridge and i was fired, i also have now a dui from drinking a few glasses of wine at a dinner party when there was an undercover cop there and he said he witnessed me driving and he had a fellow officer pull me over and say he smelled it on me any ways, i am having such a hard time getting a job im in a world of trouble ill be going thru a divorce soon and i am with out a job can some one help me?

Answer 1

Changing your job history will just be another lie.  If your potential employer does a background check, you'll be busted again.  You may be able to work through a temporary employment agency, until you can sort yourself out.

Sorry, but all I see is a bunch of excuses for immature, irresponsible behavior.  You're blaming others for what you did.

If you want to make a turnaround in your life, start by admitting the common denominator in every situation you've given is you, and your poor judgement and immaturity.

It sounds like you're tired of the direction you've taken in your life, so change it and yourself.  Consider professional help.  Posting this question could be the first step in a whole new direction for you.

You may think I'm being harsh, but if that's what it takes for you to wake up and make a change, so be it.  You're so young, and you can do or be anything.  Please turn your life around for your own happiness and well being.

Answer 2

When you submit your SS# and they run their checks on you, depending on WHAT KIND of checks they do, they can see all of your employers (or anyone who ever submitted tax information to the government for you).  

I would not suggest lying or trying to elude folks in the job search.  You need to be honest.  The DUI probably won't effect you unless you are applying for a job where they want you to drive a company car.  Being fired from positions happens, no one is perfect, so you need to practice explaining WHY you were fired, and you NEED to work on explaining this in a way that does NOT blame your ex employer.  You can NEVER go into an interview and speak poorly about a previous employer!  So in the example above where you blame the person you were assigned to work with for having the wrong cleaning products, you can't do that, you need to learn to own your own mistakes.  I don't know how it all worked, but if you knew it was the wrong product, you needed to go get the right one, call a supervisor to advise them that you didn't have what you needed or otherwise figure the situation out.  

Employers are looking for people who can solve problems, so if that particular event comes up again, you must show what you learned from it.  

Lots of people have a lot of jobs in their past, you should be looking for an employer that you can be with for AT LEAST a year at this point, so that you can start to heal your resume.  I also reccomend working on some spelling and grammar exercises, because if you are hand writing your applications and do not have the chance to spell check- you probably need to brush up.  If you type like you speak, you should remember to pronounce words properly, and words like "stupid" don't belong in an interview.  

In the end, the point is, you can't hide your history, someone who wants to know about it bad enough can find it.  You CAN make a resume with only "Highlighted Employment History" on it, which are the jobs that you worked at for a long time and that would hire you back.  You do not have to put every job you have ever worked for on a resume.  

I also reccomend a little career counseling.  There are places in almost EVERY city where you can go for free, and it sounds like you may need to take a few lessons on work place ettiquete so that you don't have so much conflict at your future jobs.  

Good luck.  

Answer 3

I wouldn't change or omit anything. Enroll in community college or trade school. Employers are more likely to hire college students, because it shows initiative.