I think it's refreshing that they didn't sugarcoat it. Sometimes being blatantly honest can help. ("I had a 6 month sabbatical, look at the class I took" isn'

I think it's refreshing that they didn't sugarcoat it. Sometimes being blatantly honest can help. ("I had a 6 month sabbatical, look at the class I took" isn't as refreshing as, "The management team missed it's numbers. As head of sales I was let go. I took a technical class while I job hunted.")