Easy questions have easy answers, right?
“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 was told one way is: I singed a nda and I’m not allowed to answer that
My refusal to answer is proof that I’m trustworthy :3
Was singeing the NDA the reason you didn’t keep that job?
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.
“I legally cannot tell you what I was doing from 20xx-20xx”
I’d still ask follow-up questions. Was it in the public or private sector? What branch or industry? Were you in a leadership role, part of a team, or working as an individual contributor? What skills did you develop during that employment that would be beneficial to your employment in this role?
“I cannot answer any of those except the last one, which is that I learned how to avoid questions like these”
“The economy”
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<chef’s kiss>
I tried to get the US-Citizenship. But then came the Macarena…
My resume has a bigger gap than goatse
“I was consulting.”
It’s true, I was giving out advice left and right.
It was my sabbatical, and be really smug when you say it, like I’m better than you.
“I inherited some money and could afford to pursue personal interests (getting high and playing videogames)”
Online and on video games.
I totally had a guy catch and call me on that
“Those 3 months I did consulting for a local elderly care facility, helping them learn some computer basics”
“Sir, your parents don’t count” without missing a beat. I actually did help other people in that specific chunk he was asking about, but rude lol, and I think that might even be a big part of why I didn’t get that one tbh
Took a year off to let everyone else catch up 💅
“Sorrry, I have an NDA”
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”.
That doesn’t work either
They still want name of employer and dates
Lots of cleared applicants have probably applied there in the past
I am not at liberty to discuss this gap.
I could tell you but…
I’d go to prison and you’d have to sign some kind of NDA
Ohh, juicy. Where do I sign?
OMG, reply threads are in rainbow colors. I just noticed.
Hah! I had the same reaction when I noticed. It’s neat.
You were also probably wondering, what’s in the canister?
I could tell you, but this unspeakable information is bound to turn even the most capable minds towards madness.
“That is the year when I was happy.”
“I cosplayed as a person who was free.”
That’s too much info. A simple “I can” answers their question.
Me: “I was moving in silence or under a NDA.”
In Germany, just ask them what the gap between 1933 and 1945 in their company’s history is as a direct response.
I am not sure drawing a comparison between your unemployment and the reign of the Nazis is the best move
But if you get a rise out of them it’ll be perfect.
I got really into table tennis and lost track of time.
I went runn-ing
“Yeah, I spent that time driving Uber/Doordash/whatever.”
No boss to confirm/deny, and it’s not like Uber is going to tell a random employer when one of their drivers were active.
Depending on your career, this might be worse than not doing anything
Why’s that?
Well, just a gap in the resume might mean you took yourself a sabbatical of sorts. But driving an uber means you were desperate for cash and needed a job, but wasn’t able to secure one in your main field. That’s sus.
