Your current age and the fact you are working part-time is irrelevant when it comes to determining how an employer feels about the matter.
How you proceed is likely determined by whether your international assignment is part of your overall, i.e. additional experience, or your sole experience.
I would start off by taking a close look at what your duties in the assignment were. Cross-index them with the specific job description you worked under if you still have access.
Brainstorm a list of duties & skills that you were required to use in the position. Create a separate file with all of your brainstormed items.
I see providing your boss as a reference for your current job searching as a wasted opportunity. If the new employer is checking you out, they are likely to contact your former boss anyways. And yes, they are limited to what they can say about you.
You would be far better off in creating better references. These are people that you have worked with. They may be work colleagues, customers, clients and/or other supervisors.
Without ever having seen you in an interview situation, there is no way to answer this question.
But let’s turn it by a few degrees and look at it differently.
Every resume submitted should be based on the specifications in the job advertisement/description. Highlight your skills and experience so the interviewer can see that you are worthwhile interviewing.
If you have the courage to do so … do so!
Your question leaves a lot to the imagination.
This question seems to have been kicking around for a while, but hopefully my response will help anyone pondering the same question.
I would suggest separating the two jobs. They were two different jobs, just happening to have the same title.
I had to give some thought to this question.
Your cover letter is presumably written to accompany your resume and perhaps an application form, in anticipation to being invited for an interview.
I don’t see why they would want to contact your current employer at this stage of the game as they haven’t even met you yet. So I would say don’t add ‘thank you for your discretion.’
If you make it to the interview stage, you are going to need to be prepared for the fact that they very well may contact your current employer.
Some will make the offer, contingent upon contacting your references.
Some may want to do some preliminary research on you prior to making an offer.
If you make it this far, you will need to be prepared for your current employer being contacted. Might be a good idea to advise them in advance that you are looking for another job.
As orignally answered on Quora.com.
It’ll take as much time as it takes to do so…
In creating a resume, if you haven’t already, there is value in brainstorming a list of duties and responsibilities that you have had with each of your positions. This would go into your resume data file.
I had to reread the original question after reading some of the answers provided.
I thought that the question was asking about ‘mindfulness medications’ which takes the question in a different direction. To that question I would have replied ‘No, definitely not!’
It might be helpful to think of your LinkedIn profile as an adjunct to your professionally written resume.
Whereas your resume needs to be terse and succinct, it also needs to be crafted for a specific job you are applying for.
Possibly… possibly not!
If you are responding to a job posting on an online recruiting site, for example Monster Jobs - Job Search, Career Advice & Hiring Resources | Monster.com, you may not be given the opportunity to submit a cover letter with your application.
Not so sure about hacks, but here’s some sage advice.
The question is rather challenging in that you’re asking how to appeal to two different groups. If your main purpose is to appeal to recruiters, in that you are currently in job searching mode, your promotional copy needs to target them. Your promotional copy needs to be crafted so it attracts recruiters, lets them know you are looking for work and what you have to offer.
How do you hide the fact that you lost your job on LinkedIn?
I don’t think you need to hide the fact that you lost your job, in your LinkedIn profile.
Conversely, I don’t believe you need to draw attention to the fact either.