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> 4. It is easier to get hired while you still have a job than while you do not. I'm curious about the reasoning behind this opinion. As someone outside of the

> 4. It is easier to get hired while you still have a job than while you do not. I'm curious about the reasoning behind this opinion. As someone outside of the US (UK), I've interviewed a few people who were unemployed at the time but with a good level of experience and track record. People deciding to take some time off to do their own thing has never bothered me, if they can afford it then I think everyone deserves a sabbatical option.

hosh 5y ago
I honestly don’t know either. I don’t know how it is in the UK. Here in the US, a hiring manager sees a gap in the resume and asks about that. This has been a problem for say, women who exited the workforce to take care of their kids and then attempt to reenter it. I suppose, even if there is no negative mark, if you have a stack of 30 or 40 resumes, you start using “relevant recent experience” as a way to filter down to the people you want to interview. There is also a tendency for agism, worse in some industries or disciplines than in others — maybe some kind of cult of youth thing going on. (I have found that development teams favor younger developers, even for senior developers, while ops and devops tend to favor a slightly older crowd). There is a great article explaining how a software developer can get better negotiating position that can potentially bypass that resume gap: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ ... but only because you can do this with software development, not necessarily with anything else.
dnqthao 5y ago
I think one of the reason is that you have the leverage when negotiating the salary that you expect because you can always walk away and continue with your current job.
iMerNibor 5y ago
It's easier on yourself. You don't have to stress about rushing to get a new job until the end of the month (or what have you). That'll also make you more relaxed during interviews (if you do bad/ask for too much the stakes are lower)

hosh 5y ago

I honestly don’t know either. I don’t know how it is in the UK. Here in the US, a hiring manager sees a gap in the resume and asks about that. This has been a problem for say, women who exited the workforce to take care of their kids and then attempt to reenter it. I suppose, even if there is no negative mark, if you have a stack of 30 or 40 resumes, you start using “relevant recent experience” as a way to filter down to the people you want to interview. There is also a tendency for agism, worse in some industries or disciplines than in others — maybe some kind of cult of youth thing going on. (I have found that development teams favor younger developers, even for senior developers, while ops and devops tend to favor a slightly older crowd). There is a great article explaining how a software developer can get better negotiating position that can potentially bypass that resume gap: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ ... but only because you can do this with software development, not necessarily with anything else.

dnqthao 5y ago

I think one of the reason is that you have the leverage when negotiating the salary that you expect because you can always walk away and continue with your current job.

iMerNibor 5y ago

It's easier on yourself. You don't have to stress about rushing to get a new job until the end of the month (or what have you). That'll also make you more relaxed during interviews (if you do bad/ask for too much the stakes are lower)