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>As I said, I didn't really mind what the answer was, just that you had an answer. Let's take that. A person with a good employment history, leaves (or loses)

>As I said, I didn't really mind what the answer was, just that you had an answer. Let's take that. A person with a good employment history, leaves (or loses) their job and takes a few months off to do nothing. What exactly makes them unhireable when they rejoin the workforce? Furthermore, how do you know the person you're interviewing will tell you that they were looking after kids, or working at McDonald's. Maybe they don't consider it relevant work experience, or maybe they were embarrassed, or better yet maybe it was something personal that's none of your business (e.g. a health issue, a messy divorce etc.), whatever it is, they decide to not go into details. Why punish them?

blindhippo 14y ago
" takes a few months off to do nothing" Isn't that an answer? If I was the interviewer in this situation, that would be a completely acceptable response to me. I'm sure to other people perhaps taking time off is seen as some sort of weakness, but you don't want to work for those people anyways.
- macspoofing 14y ago
  >I'm sure to other people perhaps taking time off is seen as some sort of weakness, but you don't want to work for those people anyways. Ideally. But for anyone outside of tech and possibly financial, it's a buyers market. If you have bills to pay, and a family to support, you may not afford to be so picky.