Should I put firing on employment application?

[Mike]

I recently graduated from college and am currently looking for a job. During one summer in college, I had an internship and was fired from that internship. I have removed that experience from my resume because I knew that it would hurt me. Also, I could just say that I had no internship and the gaps wouldn't really hurt me as say someone who had been working for a few years. However, now that I am interviewing, I have to fill out employment applications. Some ask if I've been terminated before and to those I put yes because I can't lie. However, all applications ask at the end to sign something that says that I "certify that I am not withholding information that would adversely affect my employment decision" or "I certify that all information provided is true and correct with no omissions etc." I was just wondering if I should put down my internship on these employment applications because technically I am lying if I sign those statements. Please help.
Yes, it was a paid internship and it was for a fortune 100 company. I did pay taxes so I know that if the new company wants to dig they can find it. I also know that once I mention that I got fired then my chances of getting the new job are pretty slim. I worked there for 6 weeks and I was fired because I was not meeting expectations ie "failing the internship." Well basically it was because my boss didn't like me. But yeah, my main question is whether I should take a chance and just not put it on my employment application b/c aside from that, my credentials as a recent college graduate are solid ie very high GPA, lots of leadership positions in clubs etc.

[yoiser2005]

here u can find out

[jennifer_weisz]

Was the internship paid? Or free? Did you file taxes and the income earned there? If so, this may be the only way they could track it if they were motivated enough to look. I would not put it on there because it was not employment - it was just an internship. There is no execuse you can make for it as they won't hire you knowing such. Being fire is something you want to avoid. Even if there is good reason, an employer will overlook you because they just don't want to deal with it at all; plus, they can find many other applicants who were not fired.

If you already stated it though on the application you kind of have to go along with it. But on new apps I would avoid it.

It the big scheme of things, no one cares. What you do in college is highly disregarded. Most companies don't even keep track of interns and are not recorded somewhere.

[emmsicle]

Definitely put it. Were you fired definitely? Or did they just tell you to not come in anymore? I feel like when you get fired it is because of serious circumstances....

Regardless, just put all of your jobs on your resume. Last thing you need is skeletons in the closet especially while filling out employment applications. An employer that finds out that you lied....well now you've been fired by one boss, and another potential thinks your a liar.

Usually on an application they ask if you have been terminated from a job. If they ask you why you were terminated, you could be very vague and basically say that the job was just not the right fit for you.

If you're going into politics or something, then good luck...because getting fired from a job is something that could haunt you forever, especailly in that type of field. People talk, and networked gossip/access to information is rampant.

[dougjmcfarlane@yahoo.ca]

SERIOUSLY!!! - You do not need to put down every ounce of your work experience on a resume, especially if it comes to something that could hurt you. - I WOULD NOT!!!

Why would anyone go out of their way on a resume to hurt their chances of a successful application? After all, you are now working towards a career, not a summer job. Right?

As for those "withholding" and "ommission" questions, most companies ask them. Remember, just because it is a resume, that does not mean you have to give up your rights to privacy.

As for small gaps in a resume: is this not the norm for university and college students? I travelled during my time at university. I also worked, and I even walked away from jobs which I did not like.

When it came time to doing the resume, I was not worried about a gap or two. I just said I used the summer for extra studies. Or, to visit with family. Only the tax people had those real employment records, right? And, they do not give this kind of information out.

[got hope]

say u got laid off and leave a reference # of someone u are friends with