Not difficult to understand

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• explodicle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  “I was consulting.”

  It’s true, I was giving out advice left and right.

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  • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee ⁨25⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Online and on video games.

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• Suavevillain@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Me: “I was moving in silence or under a NDA.”

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• iamkindasomeone@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  In Germany, just ask them what the gap between 1933 and 1945 in their company’s history is as a direct response.

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  • groet@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I am not sure drawing a comparison between your unemployment and the reign of the Nazis is the best move

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    • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee ⁨24⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      But if you get a rise out of them it’ll be perfect.

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• PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s too much info. A simple “I can” answers their question.

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• kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • OmegaLemmy@discuss.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh. I’m bookmarking this. Great idea.

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  • daggermoon@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Will this actually work?

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    • ExtantHuman@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Not even remotely.

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    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      For the most part, yes. They only really ask the question because they automatically assume you were in jail if you have a gap over 2’ish weeks long. So they’re really just looking for some sort of explanation besides “I was just unemployed for no reason.” Because they assume “no reason” is really “I don’t want to admit that I was in jail.”

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    • BussyCat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It depends on the context if you say you had an NDA and can’t elaborate at all on the details that’s a clear red flag as most NDAs you can at least give the context of what it is about I.e. specific job processes, witnesses an event, etc.

      If you say you worked for X company but can’t talk about the details of your work because of an NDA then that’s fine but they might call your old employer to verify you did really work there.

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    • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I can’t tell you, I signed an NDA

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• Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  "I was unemployed"

  • Why?
  • Can they not even keep a job?

  "I took a sabbatical"

  • Mysterious
  • Arousing
  • Shows off the size of your enormous sack

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What’s your biggest strength?

    The size of my enormous sack

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Randy Marsh, sir, you’re hired.

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  • LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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• rdri@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes. I created the document in Google docs, and you opened it in Word.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s why you should provide PDF of you resume.

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  • toastmeister@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I created it in Word and opened it in Teams by accident once.

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    • Hupf@feddit.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Teams embedded Office is the worst. Like, can you not, and would it hurt to be ⅔ less bloated by doing so?

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• lemmy12369@midwest.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I was told one way is: I singed a nda and I’m not allowed to answer that

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  • Draegur@lemm.ee ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    My refusal to answer is proof that I’m trustworthy :3

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  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You’d still be asked to provide start and end dates and place of employment if your work was confidential. If the NDA prohibits you from disclosing your employment entirely, it will typically include a restriction against disclosing the existence of the NDA itself.

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    • Scubus@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “I legally cannot tell you what I was doing from 20xx-20xx”

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• NoMadLadNZ@lemmy.nz ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Those were the times I was taking time off to argue with the voices in my head that were telling me to kill again.

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  • Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Did you win the argument?

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• zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “I had to provide end of life care to a close relative.”

  I have a big gap from a few years of depression and that’s my go to line. I have never ever heard a follow up question.

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  • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I have a big gap from a few years of depression

    It’s relieving to hear I’m not the only one, that shit was crippling. Glad we both made it through!

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  • BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How big are we talking, I sometimes feel like taking a year off to fix my mental health, but I fear it will kill my career

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• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  FMLA is always a safe bet. Only one available to care for a dying family member buys sympathy and is an area they can’t legally ask any follow-up questions.

  Source: former corporate shill and interviewer

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• pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Haha, as if anyone actually asks that. A gap gets you automatically rejected by the employment AI, long before humans see it.

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  • dan69@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Can someone confirm for a recruitment standpoint.

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  • lemmy12369@midwest.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What does one put on the resume then?

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    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      lies

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    • etchinghillside@reddthat.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You use the other AI to fill it in on the resume.

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• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Sorrry, I have an NDA”

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  • TragicNotCute@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    NDAs generally prohibit you from stating that you are under NDA.

    Better to be cryptic “I can’t really go into details due to my clearance”.

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    • HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That doesn’t work either

      They still want name of employer and dates

      Lots of cleared applicants have probably applied there in the past

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• stoly@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  An idiot asked me that once when I had just finished my masters. Like did you read my resume?

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  • blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I think they do that to:

    1. Judge your reaction to being asked stupid questions.

    2. Check that you know what’s written on your CV, to see if you’re lying on it or something?

    C) Because someone else chose the candidates for interview.

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• Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “That is the year when I was happy.”

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• Event_Horizon@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I always put in “traveling overseas”

  In my case this is actually true, but I’ve never had anyone question me taking 12 months off every few years

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Those are line breaks. You see it’s easier to read if you break up blocks of text into paragraphs separated by a whole empty line.”

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• duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “I took four months off to recover from burnout”

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  • Fallofturkey@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s pretty much what I said - I took some time off for my family. I was getting called 3-4 times a week between 6pm-5am, often times not being present for them, so I had to make a change or risk losing them. I got the job and don’t get called at night. Win-win all except for those 4 months without paying and stress of resume rewrites and a million applications.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes. I’ve basically said that, not that I’ve had such a rude, direct question from an interviewer.

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• Freshparsnip@lemm.ee ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I was working on my mental health

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh you have had mental health problems? I’m not sure we’re going to be a good fit for your kind…

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    • Freshparsnip@lemm.ee ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s discrimination

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  • toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    in other words, it’s why i’m not trying to strangle you for asking me that question!

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• twice_hatch@midwest.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Took a year off to let everyone else catch up 💅

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• refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Yeah, I spent that time driving Uber/Doordash/whatever.”

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  • Nalivai@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Depending on your career, this might be worse than not doing anything

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• lime@feddit.nu ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  i have never been asked this question and i actively remove positions that aren’t relevant to the job i send that particular resume to

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• Dearth@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yes, i was pursuing other opportunities that do not relate to this field so i did not include them

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• kamen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I have a one year gap in mine and I can’t remember anyone asking about it.

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• joyjoy@lemm.ee ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “The economy”

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• doug@lemmy.today ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s called a line break. Now I know why you needed someone proficient in MS Word!

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• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I had a six year gap. I tried to found a startup with a buddy and it fell through. I had enough savings to spend time learning new technologies and leveling up my skills. It made me unemployable. It really sucked. Finally taking a temp gig for four months got the phone to start ringing.

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  • Ajen@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s not a gap, you were working for the startup. Even if the company never put a product on the market, you were still working. Doesn’t matter if your didn’t even form an LLC. You should put it on your resume and proudly describe the work your did and challenges you faced when anyone asks about it.

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    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨28⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      The startup ended much earlier than the rest of the time that I spent learning new tech. It wouldn’t have been plausible to expand the startup time for a plethora of reasons. I did learn to use it on my resume from a similar online discussion.

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Why not lie about it?

    Bosses aren’t people, lying to them isn’t just right, it’s a duty.

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    • ShouldIHaveFun@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No wonder why none of your bosses treated you well if you have this kind of thinking. You must be a pain to work with.

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• ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Time loop

  I could have been in that gap once, twice … a million times … we don’t know

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  • Draegur@lemm.ee ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    A dozen times, a hundred, it’s impossible to tell.

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• Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “That was a period of my life that is none of your business.”

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  • BussyCat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And that’s how you don’t get a call back

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• BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  "I was hiking across the country to find my inner self“

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  • Draegur@lemm.ee ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I was soul-searching but only bagged a few of them.

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    • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • twice_hatch@midwest.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And while I was out looking for myself, I found Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Evan…

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