Job Interview Questions: Is it optional to put down in a job interview your "previous job"?

I dont want to put down my previous job because it really wasnt a job. Its a pretty long story, but I just want to know if I have to include it. The previous job was nothing bad its just i dont want anything to do with it. I want it as if it never existed.

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I would just leave it out and pretend you never worked there. They might ask why there was a gap in your employment though.

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• That's what I do, you know how long a application would take if I put every job I had on it? Hell na.


• I would not put it in.


• There is no requirement to list your previous employer. However, be prepared to answer why there is a gap between the former job and now. Employers sometimes assume a gap of time between jobs is due to low motivation or, perhaps, an unwanted worker. Weigh your options. I know you want your previous job to be like it never happened, but ensure your omission does not open up difficulties getting another one.