I left my position of 18 years after a headhunter I knew had an opportunity of which my background was a perfect match, My resume clearly states accounting/office management.

It’s been 4 months no accounting duties, I am answering phones, opening new cases (it is a law firm), & the senior partner wants me to manage his calendar & take the garbage out.

I’m planning to leave. Should I list this disaster on my resume? How do I describe my reason for leaving if asked in an interview?

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Leave it off the resume. Don't lie, include it in your full disclosure of work history, and if someone asks why you're looking for a new job (they will), but focus on the jobs you've done that actually matter.

Or...if they pay you well and you don't hate the easy job, stay for a little while and then exaggerate your experience when you are applying for new jobs in 8 months.

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Did none of this come up in the interview? I would leave it off the resume

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Yes. It was clearly state: bookkeeping, heavy billing, collections. If it what I am doing now was described by my employment counselor, I would have told her, thanks but not interested.

This is the reason why I am terribly disappointed, not happy to get up in the morning, I don’t even care if they fire me.

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Honestly if you haven’t been there long I would leave it off. If asked about the gap in employment than explain.

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