How bad does it look on a resume...
 

If you worked for a major airline for a few months then resigned? What is your gut reaction?

That really depends on the reason that you resigned.

The underlying impression of resignation is that of a ruse to cover a firing, though obviously that's not always the case. There are many legitimate reasons to resign, from health issues to changes in life circumstance. Never the less, resignations from manor airlines are not common. It raises questions.

If your work history shows that you were with Brand X for three months, but then appeared with Brand Y, it speaks to an opportunistic approach. If you left Brand X for a dishwasher position, it may impress the reviewer as an excuse to avoid saying you were fired. In that case, you may not get the job at all.

Something that employers closely monitor is the length of time with a given employer, or in employment history. Too many shifts or too little time with employers speaks to instability, and throws up red flags.

Define major? The legal definition or one of the permanent jobs guys are after?

Why’d you resign?

What job did you leave for?

Those will be areas of questioning, and concern, for the next employer.

Unless you got a job at another major immediately after, you got fired.

I apologize for being cryptic, but your responses are helpful. Just working through different answers to your questions is giving me a better outside perspective on the situation.

I will say that I am at a very good job now but want to keep my options open later. Hopefully I didn’t close any doors for future opportunities.

If you left a major for a better major, that would be OK. Reason being that since the concern is future employers, you would have left a third-tier major for a second-tier major. The only place to go from there is the last tier, and DAL/FDX should understand that you won't continue to job hop if they hire you.

If the decision was due to personal circumstances, such as geography, you'll likely need to explain that at the interview and also explain how the job you're applying for will be better for you.

But as long as the progression was upward (either obviously, or something you can explain) it should not be a big deal. They want to be sure that you'll stay with them, they don't really care that you jilted their lower-tier competition.

If you did an obvious lateral, or went from DL to NK or something like that... they are going to assume you got canned.

Thanks again for the feedback. The situation can be explained and I think most people would accept the explanation at face value, but it is unique enough that it might raise a flag.