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Ask HN: How do I explain a resume gap after taking a sabbatical?
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Re: Ask HN: How do I explain a resume gap after taking a sabbatical?
#42list yourself as a consultant for the time you took off.
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#43The culture of being "employable" and fitting a certain mold is an enslavement strategy by a subset of the corporate world.
Unless you are poverty stricken, would you really want a role that says "Only willing drones wanted"?
Yes, being smart and getting things done is important. I have no idea how this correlates with a polished "employee" image.
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#44"I took a sabbatical." would seem like a good place to start and finish.
Agreed.
"1 year sabbatical, backpacked around Asia."
If I saw that on a resume I'd think it was awesome. (...and I've hired dozens of people).
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#45It's easy for people to criticize. Ignore them. Recruiters want easy wins so they can get paid. There will always be people who are negative about X, Y or Z. Find your own way. If you start believing them that is trouble because it'll come across in any interview. Be proud of the time you took out to travel around Asia. "I had a fantastic time, learning about new cultures, broadening my mind, meeting new people from…
People who don't understand why you took time out to travel around Asia, are people you probably don't want to work with. Think of it as a culture litmus test. If you're back and not currently working, you could pick up freelance work or work on your own project or open source. This will give you something to talk about when talking to recruiters. i.e. What are you doing now? "I take freelance work and am also workin…
Very much this.
Take a long look at the companies providing feedback around your time off being troublesome. Likely, you wouldn't want to work with them.
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#46Is this a US thing? Did this and found a remote job no problem here in Germany.
Where did you look for European remote work ?
Re: Ask HN: How do I explain a resume gap after taking a sabbatical?
#47It's easy for people to criticize. Ignore them. Recruiters want easy wins so they can get paid. There will always be people who are negative about X, Y or Z. Find your own way. If you start believing them that is trouble because it'll come across in any interview. Be proud of the time you took out to travel around Asia. "I had a fantastic time, learning about new cultures, broadening my mind, meeting new people from…
People who don't understand why you took time out to travel around Asia, are people you probably don't want to work with. Think of it as a culture litmus test. If you're back and not currently working, you could pick up freelance work or work on your own project or open source. This will give you something to talk about when talking to recruiters. i.e. What are you doing now? "I take freelance work and am also workin…
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Re: Ask HN: How do I explain a resume gap after taking a sabbatical?
#48It's easy for people to criticize. Ignore them. Recruiters want easy wins so they can get paid. There will always be people who are negative about X, Y or Z. Find your own way. If you start believing them that is trouble because it'll come across in any interview. Be proud of the time you took out to travel around Asia. "I had a fantastic time, learning about new cultures, broadening my mind, meeting new people from…
People who don't understand why you took time out to travel around Asia, are people you probably don't want to work with. Think of it as a culture litmus test. If you're back and not currently working, you could pick up freelance work or work on your own project or open source. This will give you something to talk about when talking to recruiters. i.e. What are you doing now? "I take freelance work and am also workin…
> People who don't understand why you took time out to travel around Asia, are people you probably don't want to work with. Think of it as a culture litmus test.
This ^^^^^ Was about to say it! So true.
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#49Re: Ask HN: How do I explain a resume gap after taking a sabbatical?
#50You are wasting your time with Cybercoders anyway. No quality hiring manager will give them the time of day, let alone hire them to get candidates for their company. They are literally the sleazy used car version of a recruiter and I wouldn’t take their advice on anything.
Send me your resume (see profile) and I’ll be happy to see what I can do to help!