Easy questions have easy answers, right?
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
Me: “I was moving in silence or under a NDA.”
If i have to explain the gap (which clearly means I was not employed), it means you are incompetent, you fail my interview, I don’t work with incompetent bosses.
Yes, i was pursuing other opportunities that do not relate to this field so i did not include them
Yes. I created the document in Google docs, and you opened it in Word.
That’s why you should provide PDF of you resume.
Nah just give them the
.texsource and let them deal with it.And let them figure out the bajillion packages it needs to render correctly
This is on you then. Providing finished documents in an editable format just feels wrong to me
Sharing a document in Google docs means sharing a link and in many cases with read-only access.
I created it in Word and opened it in Teams by accident once.
Teams embedded Office is the worst. Like, can you not, and would it hurt to be ⅔ less bloated by doing so?
This question should be illegal to ask.
In principle they shouldn’t be allowed to ask that. if they seem to be giving too much weight to that they are just being lazy on trying to evaluate you and they will likely be bad employers who believe that taking time off for yourself is a red flag
I was working on my mental health
Oh you have had mental health problems? I’m not sure we’re going to be a good fit for your kind…
That’s discrimination
Only if it’s the stated reason they don’t hire you.
Well, in the example given they literally said not s good fit for your kind.
But the stated reason for refusal will be “we have found a candidate that better fits the position”
It wasn’t in the example given, that’s my whole point.
It wasn’t. But the thing is, it’s only illegal if it’s the official reason for rejection. They can tell you in your face that they’re discriminating you, but you can’t do shit about it unless you get it in writing
That’s the inside their head conversation the actual words would be a boiler plate rejection letter
Good luck proving what they thought.
in other words, it’s why i’m not trying to strangle you for asking me that question!
Haha, as if anyone actually asks that. A gap gets you automatically rejected by the employment AI, long before humans see it.
What does one put on the resume then?
You use the other AI to fill it in on the resume.
That’s why my resume is just a QR code.
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Secrets and Lies. Secrets and Lies!
Can someone confirm from* a recruitment standpoint.
An idiot asked me that once when I had just finished my masters. Like did you read my resume?
I think they do that to:
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Judge your reaction to being asked stupid questions.
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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.
Based on the context and my own personal experience as a person who has interviewed hundreds as a hiring manager --not syaing I do this, just that I understand-- they said “HEY FRANK WE NEED YOU TO SIT IN THIS INTERVIEW IN 30 MINUTES. K THANKS” and Frank showed up and tried to pretend that he knew what was going on.
Sounds about right, I’ve had interviews where the boss has forgotten.
Granted it was just bar work, still pretty funny to see the dawning of realisation spread across their face.
Also these first impression moments are good because you can predict how they would treat you if you worked there. I walked away super annoyed and didn’t care that I didn’t get called back in. I was way overqualified for the position but was also desperate for one since I had just moved back to the country and needed to sponsor my spouse for residency.
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"I was hiking across the country to find my inner self“
I was soul-searching but only bagged a few of them.
You don’t bag them. They’re bottled.
If Canada can put milk in bags,
And while I was out looking for myself, I found Ashley, Brittany, Cassie, and Evan…
“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.”
I have a one year gap in mine and I can’t remember anyone asking about it.
“I took four months off to recover from burnout”
Yes. I’ve basically said that, not that I’ve had such a rude, direct question from an interviewer.
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.
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
