What do I put on my resume?

[Anonymous]

I haven't been in the workforce much since 2020. I managed to work for remotely for 4 months during the start of the pandemic until I was fired due to lack of childcare. I tried working remotely again but was fired for the same reason. Ex was anti me working and even though I purposely worked a different schedule than him, he refused to do any child raising. I've worked 8 jobs very short term only to be fired for the same thing. I have no one and babysitters all want $20/hour which is more than I was earning. He told me that I wasn't allowed to work until the kids turned 5. 2 years later when I finally left and reentered the workforce I realized that my resume looks pathetic with the short employment times. Do I just leave those jobs off of my resume and if so, what do I say about the big job gap?

Updates

1 mo

Updated to answer questions. I don't have any family other than the one I created. His mom is dead. We were not married but lived together. Ex at least pays child support but he doesn't care to see the kids at all anymore and yes, they are biologically his.

[sage2021]

Usually the first thing you want to out on your resume in bold letters is your objective.Objective: tell them what kind of position you are looking for. Not just one word, but embellish it a little sentence.
(This way they know exactly what kind of job you are looking for and it doesn't waste their time if they're are no openings at the moment, but they will keep your resume when you do match a job that becomes available.)

Use bullets to list your jobs you've had under experience in bold.

• JAN 2002 - AUG 2003

American Techmogies,
Dayton, Ohio
Project Manager managing
20 employees on the
Hanford environmental
Clean up of the site.
I learned my managerial
on the job and gained experience in the biotechnology process of cleaning up environmental job sites.
(line this up. I'm doing this on my cellphone and it won't let me do it like a computer.)

• JAN 2004 - NOV 2004

General Telephone Company, Dayton, Ohio Supervisor overseeing the day-to-day telephone installations with 41 telephone installers. I gained experience in supervising a large number of employees while ensuring excellent job installations were performed. Any, this I off the top of my head but you get the picture. That was you aren't having to say if you were fired, or why you left the job. Say they were temporary jobs, or the job ended, something like that. You don't want them to know you have continued problems staying at your new job because you don't have anyone to watch your kids. Then it will be a problem at the new job. Anyway I am tired. Hope this helps. Good luck 🍀

[Daniela1982]

Is your ex paying any child support or contributing anything at all? Was the child his or someone else's? It is very hard to work when you have young children as they require a lot of attention. And as you have said, child care takes all that you make so why work? Can your mother or his help take care of the childcare duties at all? Were you married or living together? These details would be nice to know as I can't answer without knowing what the back story is. There has to be some kind of help from the county available in situations like yours. 🤔

[strateguy632]

list your jobs in past. list if you have high scool diploma or other diploma. use a library computer with "word" so you notice n fix spelling.

[Cheapskate]

In my opinion just be honest. I wouldn't want to work for a company that doesn't value honesty anyway.

[IslaTheWitch]

try to find other mothers in similar situation. And together try to find someone who can take care of group od kids... uou will have to pay less and you find friends in similar situation.

about CV gaps... make in CV your employments longer. Would anyone check your papers? 99% of CVs are made up... just don't overdo it...

[Anonymous]

Maybe wrap them as short term contract or piecemeal work? Designed to support your life while you worked through some issues at home, now resolved of course.

[Fanfare690]

Put jobs on there that you've gained experience mostly. You can put your last job on there but when they ask about a job gap just say you had to stay home with your baby. Nothing wrong with that

[JayBones]

Lie about everything. They don't really check. Cover your ass and say everywhere you worked and succeed went out of business so they can't check.

[sheikalana]

Your degree and work experience. If you had such a long gap year I would include the reason on a cover letter.

[Nikki1989]

Be honest but don't leave gaps. Nothing looks worse than seeing you hadn't worked in 6 months.

[Ssierra]

Coming from a recruiter, submit a cover letter as part of your application, or list the short term jobs and include the reasons why you left each one.

[Sameone]

Just say true