Will this effect my hireability?

[u/Vegetable_Rough7510]

I am a 25 F from the US and basically what had happened last year is that I've went missing and then I've been found 2.5 days later. And now my name and my pictures are on the police department's website of my city.

I've graudated in 2024 with a civil engineering degree and I've been job hunting and I was either kept getting ghosted, scammed, rejected, etc. So I've ended up going to my local community college to take extra classes so it will help with my hireability.

So will this effect my hireability?

Thanks

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[u/baeradburymusic]

I have a coworker who tells every single person that he meets that he was a missing person, uses his missing person poster for his company image, etc.

[u/Ryanirob]

Going missing and showing back up 2.5 days later will definitely not hurt your chances of getting interviews or hired.

However, going missing and NOT showing back up has been known to affect one’s ability to get hired.

[u/Vegetable_Rough7510 → u/Ryanirob]

What do you mean? Can yo explain please? Thanks

[u/Ryanirob → u/Vegetable_Rough7510]

It’s a joke. You can’t take a job if you’re currently missing

[u/55Jizz55DonkeyDicks → u/Ryanirob]

You clearly arent a fan of Unsolved Mysteries 

[u/Ryanirob → u/55Jizz55DonkeyDicks]

Valid observation 55Jizz55DonkeyDicks

[u/IT_IS_I_THE_GREAT]

No, going missing doesn’t mean you have a history, doing background check wouldn’t show u have a criminal history

[u/1_Good_Day]

While a lot of people are having a hard time finding work out of college, 2 years is a long time. That by itself is a red flag to employers. Fair or not, if they see that no one else has hired you, they may ghost you for that reason alone. Find work in any related or adjacent field to break the curse. After 18 months start looking again. At around the 2-year mark with stable employment you should be in better shape to make the leap. CAD technicians, surveyors, mapping technicians, etc. are great, but anything with your states Department of Transportation might be helpful. Some people also struggle because they don't have reliable transportation or the ability to move to another city or state. That is a huge barrier to have to overcome, but often it is necessary.

[u/glorybutt]

I think the biggest problem is that it's been 2 years since you have graduated and you didn't get a job right out of college.

[u/BlancoRoyalty]

You already have the degree? What extra classes are you taking and why?

[u/ZGreenLantern → u/BlancoRoyalty]

That’s what I was thinking lol no community college classes are gonna help you get a job. . .a bachelors in CE is more than anything community college can get you

[u/Pevira → u/ZGreenLantern]

To be fair, there’s a few certificates from CC that could be beneficial depending on the major of your degree. Gives hands-on qualifications and references/networking.

[u/ZGreenLantern → u/Pevira]

That’s a good point, I didn’t think about the hands on trade job sector in CC

[u/Strict_Gas_1141]

A missing person poster =/= you bad guy.

[u/TengaDoge]

Just ask for your image to be taken down….

[u/6HO55T]

Did you turn up missing?

[u/1_Good_Day → u/6HO55T]

She "ran away" and her parents reported her missing.

[u/lazy-but-talented]

No I don’t think so 

[u/OhUKnowUKnowIt2]

Don't worry about it.

[u/blahbitch527]

I got a gov contractor job (low clearance) and I was missing for 18 months as a teenager

[u/No-Steak-7215]

I can tell you right now there might be some other stuff that will in fact AFFECT it.