Hello Fairygodbosses,

Hello Fairygodbosses,

I'm requesting advice on whether or not to include my last job on my LinkedIn profile and/or resume. I was there mid-December '21 to first week in April '22. This is an absolute first for me, and shortest time I've stayed in a role in 20 years in my industry.

Reason:

I fear having it listed on LinkedIn could prevent me from being contacted by recruiters (as I was for my last 2 roles), who may think I recently started a role, so would not be interested in exploring other opportunities.

The situation:

Mid-December 2021 I started what I thought was an awesome opportunity to lead what was sold to me as a strong team.

I relocated from another state for this role.

Throughout the 2nd and 3rd months, it became more clear that the actions/approach/views of a very small number of people on the entire team, were just simply wrong and extremely negative, and that was confirmation that this opportunity was not where I needed to be.

With that being said, I'm no longer there, and actively seeking my next best opportunity. Which leads me to question if I should keep that job listed on my LI profile.

I know I can speak to it positively during an interview with it being on my resume (if I do keep it on), but just don't want it to prevent recruiters from contacting me.

I welcome and thank everyone in advance for your thoughts on this please. :-)