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the problem is that most people that proclaim self employed are actually unemployed, which is less marketable in corporate culture. so to differentiate yoursel
by cloudjacker 10y ago
the problem is that most people that proclaim self employed are actually unemployed, which is less marketable in corporate culture.
so to differentiate yourself, write the project and client details
- antoniuschan99 10y agoI don't lump it into Self Employed either. On my resume I treat it as just another company or project that I worked on/at. And recruiters/headhunters see it the same way. They are always more interested in the previous company that I worked at more than the project details for some reason.
- fweespeech 10y agoI think you are confusing what I mean. The details are there but at a quick skim it doesn't look like you job hopped. And lets be honest, no one does more than a quick skim of a resume until they've decided to talk to you. I'd bet you a large % of the people that toss out resumes for "job hopping" skim a heading-per-contract-from-Y-to-Y format and toss your resume without sorting out the details. Self Employed YYYY to YYYY * Contract A * Contract B * Contract Farming Agency (which gave me N projects) Corporate Titan YYYY to YYYY * Project A * Project B
- antoniuschan99 10y agoHrmm, looks like a good way to do it :)
- fweespeech 10y agoYeah I started doing it when people asked me questions in phone screens about why I left Job X after 3 months. It is why I'm convinced people just skim resumes until they think they'll bring you onsite.