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If you quit to work on your own stuff (and have a nest egg to fall back on), have at it. If you plan on working for someone else, that employment gap would be
by jaynos 13y ago
If you quit to work on your own stuff (and have a nest egg to fall back on), have at it.
If you plan on working for someone else, that employment gap would be a red flag.
- larrys 13y agoI could argue this either way but I think in the end there is little creative way to explain why you left that either doesn't make you sound hard to please, or as if you knew you were going to get axed in the near future, or you were asked to resign. (I'm trying real hard to find a spin but can't..) Otoh, I sold a business and everyone criticized me that I had nothing else lined up to do but I realized that I wouldn't be able to line something up to do while involved day to day in legacy enterprise. (Of course that was not the same as I wasn't looking for employment.)
- Jare 13y ago> there is little creative way to explain why you left that either doesn't make you sound hard to please You solve that by not explaining why you left :) but instead focusing on where you want to go, and how the prospective company is the ideal place to achieve that.
- hga 13y agoThe company neutral "I got tired of the commute" is frequently also true and can be useful if the potential new company insists on knowing.
- lightbritefight 13y agoI'm fond of "I'm looking to move into X technologies, and your company looks like a good fit." This had the added benefit of likely being true, and it complements the company without being sycophantic.