I'd guess that filling the gap with pretty much anything is better then leaving an actual gap. Maybe add a proof from police that you weren't in jail or something.
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“I signed an NDA”
Oh fuck, that's an enjoyable response. Unless theres something they can check about that. I dont know enough about employment.
"Sabbatical."
One must speak the language of the bourgeois to win his favor.
That was my "On the lam" year. It worked, and here I am. When do I start?
My response: "I'm a software developer. Middle manager douchebags told me they don't need my services because they think they can code their apps themselves. Ain't my first rodeo. They'll beg us come back to maintain this shit."
(Happened last time with VBA.)
I have a "mental health break" line in my resume for a 4 month hiatus. I don't know if it's a flex or not, but it's honest about what it is. At some point, a potential employer asked about it with some stern reservation, which allowed me to avoid a toxic workplace culture. Win win.
"I'm sorry, I can't talk about that. I signed an NDA."
You can even create your own NDA to sign so it won't be a lie, if you care about that sort of thing.
This is the best answer by far.
Second best is "independent researcher." Make up the metrics. You produced numerous 20,000 word reports for a small group of peers? Great, I have also barfed up a wall of text at reddit.
First rule of signing your own NDA is you don't talk about signing your own NDA.
Signing an NDA with oneself sounds like fay trickery 🤣
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I’ve successfully labeled a period of “being laid off and playing a lot of video games until my bank account got to the area I didn’t like it to be” as a sabbatical.
ymmv though
Sounds like a sabbatical to me.
Like totally
My answers to "Would you explain this gap in your resume?":
- Relevancy: "I only included relevant experience on the copy of my resume that you received." Hiking experience isn't relevant. Couch experience isn't relevant. Time spent as the forgotten pawn in the machinations of capitalism isn't relevant.
- Privacy: "I am not required to disclose medical information, and will not be discussing this matter any further."
- Fuck 'em: "No."
Another good one is to mention there being health issues in the family that necessitated you take time to help them with.
Only a very nosy employer will question that further. If they give you grief for helping your loved ones in such a situation, they probably aren't worth working for
No2 will make any interviewer exclude you as they don't want to hire a "lemon"
Lemon is right...but not because they have medical problems. I'm left as hell but I'd get so annoyed if an interview candidate snapped back like that. I'd think "this person is going to escalate any minor inconvenience"
Lemon is right…but not because they have medical problems.
It's because they have boundaries.
No, it's because of how they choose to respond to a tiny bit of friction.
They're the type of person who wouldn't take 2 minutes to help you with something that's not explicitly outlined in their job description.
They’re the type of person who wouldn’t take 2 minutes to help you with something that’s not explicitly outlined in their job description.
Yeah.
Boundaries.
A completely inflexible person.
Someone who isn't willing to be taken advantage of.
Acting their wage.
Helping out your coworkers on a one-off thing is just a thing normal people do. People like you are insufferable
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"I won the lotto and had the funds to not do shit for 3 years."
But what if he wins again?
- The potential employer
Damn, man blew all his money in 3 years
Oh yeah sir, that was my year as a porn star, you should have asked your wife about that
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Some recruiters are not so great at judging people. Instead they come up with rules and red flags to justify their choice, or worse, get inspiration from other recruiters on LinkedIn.
"I had to provide end of life care to a close relative" doesn't get followed up by a lot of questions.
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