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Unfortunately, there are still many bosses who would be put off by a mental health issue in someones past though. In a former role, I interviewed a candidate w
by d4nt 11y ago
Unfortunately, there are still many bosses who would be put off by a mental health issue in someones past though.
In a former role, I interviewed a candidate who cited burnout as one of the reasons for a career change a few years earlier. After the interview my boss (who was in the interview) made a big thing about how that put him off. I think it was his main reason for rejecting the candidate.
It is important we do talk about these issues though. At the time I did not feel able to say "that's not ok" to my boss in the same way that I might if he had been put off by the candidate's sexuality. I should have.
- skierscott 11y agoIf a company looks down on mental health issues, do you want to work there?
- mistaken 11y agoYou can't know for sure who looks at your resume. There could be obnoxious people at even the best of companies. Maybe if everyone stopped improving their CVs the problem would go away, but that's hard to do when you're living off your last paycheck.
- crpatino 11y agoIf the alternative is unemployment, sure, why not?