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I need a new job ASAP, but can’t start until August. Is it unprofessional to voice on your résumé that you can’t start a job until X date?

As the title indicates, my current job has burned me out. There is no morality present, barely any ethical principles. Essentially, it is a sales position that demands we get the sale at whatever cost it is to the customer, even if that means pretty much scamming someone. I am due to complete my masters degree at the end of July. I cannot get away from my current job fast enough, and want to apply to new positions ASAP. My problem is that I can’t start working until the third or so week of August because I’m moving out of state and into a new home between completion of my degree and then. Is it unprofessional to state on my résumé that I can’t work until then? And if it’s not unprofessional, what is the professional way to voice this?


As the title indicates, my current job has burned me out. There is no morality present, barely any ethical principles. Essentially, it is a sales position that demands we get the sale at whatever cost it is to the customer, even if that means pretty much scamming someone.

I am due to complete my masters degree at the end of July. I cannot get away from my current job fast enough, and want to apply to new positions ASAP. My problem is that I can’t start working until the third or so week of August because I’m moving out of state and into a new home between completion of my degree and then. Is it unprofessional to state on my résumé that I can’t work until then? And if it’s not unprofessional, what is the professional way to voice this?

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