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"(2) to take time off without leaving a hole in your resume (matters a lot in nontechnical fields)" Can anyone elaborate on how this is more important in nonte
by delazeur 11y ago
"(2) to take time off without leaving a hole in your resume (matters a lot in nontechnical fields)"
Can anyone elaborate on how this is more important in nontechnical than technical fields? I've always thought this was a red flag no matter what your field may be, unless you have a good story to tell about why you took the break.
- betenoire 11y agoJust as an example, if an HR person took 2 years off, they probably spent 2 years NOT doing HR stuff.
- delazeur 11y agoSo the argument is that people with technical jobs are likely to do technical stuff outside of work? Or at minimum, have the capacity to do so? I'm skeptical that many recruiters and interviewers will buy into this. Even if you can show that you were contributing to open source projects or tinkering in your garage, there are still a lot of work skills that may have atrophied, like teamwork, writing & documentation, leadership, etc.
- betenoire 11y agoOr that technical hirers are less likely to put the same weight on the gap, since there is no training or credentials or best practices to keep up with? Accountants need to know changing laws, other professions require periodic training, etc. IT seems to be more of, "can you and will you do it?"