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post 1674135053 01-04-2023, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted By fate0311⏩
How were you able to support yourself?
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
Was addicted to video games / low motivation.
The good news is that the labor force is tight and employers are having trouble finding workers. Try to get a job now because the labor force gets tougher
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post 1674140633 01-04-2023, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted By johnnydeep1⏩
The good news is that the labor force is tight and employers are having trouble finding workers. Try to get a job now because the labor force gets tougher
o ya?
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post 1674145363 01-04-2023, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted By HarryfromCali⏩
If an employer asks, you really need a good ****ing reason for the 7 year employment gap
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post 1674145743 01-04-2023, 08:18 PM
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You need a good story on why you didn't work. Tell the truth. Maybe you were depressed, maybe you had family issues. Be genuine. People will see through the lie.

If you don't have a good story, you need to take any job and start working then apply while working. Certification as others mentioned would be good too. Show people you're a worker and not a bum who did nothing for 7 years.
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post 1674145963 01-04-2023, 08:22 PM
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Say you were running your own online business or something.
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post 1674146213 01-04-2023, 08:25 PM
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What's your educational background? What certs do you have? Any previous work experience?
post 1674146603 01-04-2023, 08:33 PM
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just lie what do you have to lose? even if they figure it out and dont hire you, then you are at the same spot you are now with nothing but if you sail through then you got it.

Once you get a job then stay there for maybe a year and then get a different one so then at your next one you didnt lie, you will have the previous job as a real one so it will be harder for them to realize you lied about the time before that. But if you stay at the first job for a long time, any time they figure out you lied then you are toast.
post 1674146823 01-04-2023, 08:37 PM
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good luck brah. you're better off just lying on your resume.
post 1674147023 01-04-2023, 08:40 PM
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lie deadfknsrs. I did the same **** when I NEETmaxxed from 20-25. No one will call you back with a 7 year gap srs
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post 1674147183 01-04-2023, 08:42 PM
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Just apply to like Walmart or Mcdonalds, someplace with high turnover that hires anybody who walks through the door. Do that for a few months and then while you're still employed apply for something better. Or just lie. If you get caught you get caught, but maybe you won't. If you're a decent employee they might not even care.
post 1674147293 01-04-2023, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
just lie what do you have to lose? even if they figure it out and dont hire you, then you are at the same spot you are now with nothing but if you sail through then you got it.

Once you get a job then stay there for maybe a year and then get a different one so then at your next one you didnt lie, you will have the previous job as a real one so it will be harder for them to realize you lied about the time before that. But if you stay at the first job for a long time, any time they figure out you lied then you are toast.
lol you act like op is gonna get some prestigious job, it's probably gonna be a low skill IT job and labour job for now. They really don't care if you lie if you're decent at the job, chances are they will never find out anyway, you just gotta get pass the HR kunts to get in
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post 1674147573 01-04-2023, 08:51 PM
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The likelihood of them checking the exact dates you were employed are low so extend the times worked around the time off.

Do you know anyone who owns their own business? Ask them if you could say you work with them during that period.
post 1674147583 01-04-2023, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
just lie what do you have to lose? even if they figure it out and dont hire you, then you are at the same spot you are now with nothing but if you sail through then you got it.

Once you get a job then stay there for maybe a year and then get a different one so then at your next one you didnt lie, you will have the previous job as a real one so it will be harder for them to realize you lied about the time before that. But if you stay at the first job for a long time, any time they figure out you lied then you are toast.
What you have to lose with the lie, is the job. People with work gaps get hired, people who lie to interviewers don't. And the lies get remembered. Tell the truth.

I've hired hundreds of people, i've hired multiple people with work gaps, 0 who i thought were lying. I'm sure I missed some lies.

Being currently employed goes a long way to helping people overlook a work gap.
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post 1674147653 01-04-2023, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
What you have to lose with the lie, is the job. People with work gaps get hired, people who lie to interviewers don't. And the lies get remembered. Tell the truth.
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post 1674147753 01-04-2023, 08:55 PM
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Tell them you went the free lancing route but found the constant stress of searching for the next gig to not be worth it. Also make up a few stories of customers fighting over price/job "done"
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post 1674147893 01-04-2023, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
nobody is hiring someone with a 7 year gap for IT

also its about to get way harder this year. All the experienced people are getting laid off and will compete for entry level jobs, employers will be able to fill entry level IT with guys with stacked experience levels.


OP needs to hurry the fuk up, he is already like 2 years late.
I don't work in IT, but it is STEM. I can't speak to IT though. I'd hire someone with a work gap as long as they had a good reason and were currently employed. I've done it before and it worked out.
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post 1674148223 01-04-2023, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
coma until 2020, followed by covid, then covid complications for 2.5 years
honestly this is a great excuse. just gotta forge some hospital records on ms word and youre golden.
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post 1674148283 01-04-2023, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
OP has no job. i told him to lie to get the first job and move from there. you said oh sure you can get hired with no work history but you didnt hire an unemployed person, you hired somone already vouched for at their current job.
Which is why I told him to take any job. it doesn't have to be IT. It's about showing effort. A person with a huge gap and not currently working looks lazy. A person currently working and recently earned a new certification is someone who was going through some stuff but is now back and ready to work.
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post 1674148363 01-04-2023, 09:09 PM
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You know, I agree with you. If OP isn't going to work and try to just go straight into a good gig, it probably is better chances if they lie. Because not currently working and with the huge gap you have no chance. I agree with you. I'm looking at it as if OP is showing effort in the work force already. In which case I'd suggest telling the truth.
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post 1674148483 01-04-2023, 09:11 PM
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post 1674148573 01-04-2023, 09:14 PM
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post 1674148653 01-04-2023, 09:16 PM
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Another nuance is if you have a good story or not. If you have a legitimate reason why you weren't working for 7 years, then telling the truth is much more likely to succeed. If you were literally just playing video games, and not currently working now, you're going to have a bad time.

In either case, you need to be working now to show effort/ethic.
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post 1674148953 01-04-2023, 09:23 PM
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Just tell them you were working at Twitter for the past 7 years, brah. Elon just fired like all of their HR, no one would be able to verify whether or not you worked there lol
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Originally Posted By Inputlite90⏩
What would you do if you had a gap of 7 work no history? make up a company and use friend as reference. or be honest?
I started in IT 8 years ago from zero, first IT job paid $12/h. Today my base salary is $150k. You can do it too, you just have to believe.
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
I started in IT 8 years ago from zero, first IT job paid $12/h. Today my base salary is $150k. You can do it too, you just have to believe.
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No one cares about gaps, short gigs, or the like in your resume. They really really do not. What they don't want to see is a pattern of leaving after 3-6 months. So yes if you job hop four times in one year many people will question your commitment. Less than that, not so much in my experience.
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Since you were addicted to video games, just say you were a video game streamer/content creator.

No real way to disprove it, you're essentially self employed.
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