Finally! Started My New Job!

"MrDakka" (mrdakka) 06/19/2017 at 21:41 • Filed to: None

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I gotta say it feels good working after a year and a half of unemployment.

Racin'Jason001 > MrDakka 06/19/2017 at 21:43

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YAY!

Frank Grimes > MrDakka 06/19/2017 at 21:49

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How do you get over gap in employment? Did they ask for an explanation?

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > MrDakka 06/19/2017 at 22:14

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Not a lot of people would last for a year and a half being unemployed!!! Holy moly!

Chariotoflove > MrDakka 06/19/2017 at 22:22

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That’s awesome!

MrDakka > Frank Grimes 06/19/2017 at 23:03

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Yeah, but a year of that was studying for/taking the GRE as a fallback to get into grad school

Frank Grimes > MrDakka 06/20/2017 at 00:17

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aww. I have gaps like that and was just wondering if you had tips to explain it because even when I have good reasons it seems interviewers dont care what reason one might have.

pip bip - choose Corrour > MrDakka 06/20/2017 at 08:11

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what’s the new job?

MrDakka > Frank Grimes 06/20/2017 at 10:16

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Yeah, I just tried to show that I was active during that time, but I’ve had a lot of recruiters not call back after the phone/video interview

MrDakka > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/20/2017 at 10:16

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Design engineer at an engineering consultant firm

Frank Grimes > MrDakka 06/20/2017 at 13:49

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Thats what I am concerned about. Not getting call backs or interviews and not knowing why I wonder if they think something nefarious is going on with my gaps for school and stuff.

MrDakka > Frank Grimes 06/20/2017 at 21:54

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I always assume they imagined me as a lazy slob during phone interviews, so I tried my best to dissuade them of that notion. I also shotgun blasted my resume anywhere and everywhere

Frank Grimes > MrDakka 06/20/2017 at 23:23

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thanks for the tips. and congratulations!

MrDakka > Frank Grimes 06/20/2017 at 23:42

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Thanks and good luck on your future job hunts