Originally Posted by
rickair7777
This is a blip, but a minor one. You should be fine once hiring picks up.
But the fact that you resigned shortly after without being re-trained makes it look more serious than it probably was. I would probably spin this as the family situation was a major distraction during this time and a contributing factor if not the cause of the bust. Lesson learned: take leave of absence during highly stressful life situations.
I would probably bring documentation of the family situation (obituary?) to an interview to back up your story.
I know this is just me, and I'm not the one applying for a job, but I can't even think of what my response might be to an interview panel that after me telling my story of a terminally ill family member causing me stress and such would actually say 'Well Mr. XXXXX, that is a touching story. Do you have any proof of this?' Again - this type of approach would be indicative of the type of company that I probably wouldn't want to work for in the first place.
...and before anybody says it - no I have never worked for a commanding officer in the military, or any boss in the civilian world, that has ever asked for a doctor's note to prove I was sick, so I've never had to test that personal values theory. Lucky me I'll admit. I also realize through the stories on the boards here that many of the airlines might ask for such. That is too bad and just adds stress to the many who are not abusing the system for the very few who do.