Interview Advice
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Yeah, I can understand why you wouldn't want to reveal that. I guess, as I said, the key is to obsfucate the gap. I mean, 3 years is long enough for you to give a recent history, and then just talk vaguely about major things you achieved before that. I doubt they'd take a special interest in what you were doing in 2004 if your last three years are strong, they will want more to ask you technical questions to see if you can back up the experience you're claiming.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "Iam doing the browsing center project in vb.net using c# coding" - this is why I don't answer questions much anymore. Oh, and Microsoft doesn't want me to.
Christian Graus wrote:
I doubt they'd take a special interest in what you were doing in 2004 if your last three years are strong
Depends on the employer. Some like to go back ages. Though faced with that type of interview I usually conclude that the company is not for me.
Kevin
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From 1999 to 2004 I was unemployed due to health reasons. However, I have recovered and since 2005 have been working as a consultant. Now I have been offered an interview for a more permanent position. What is the best way to handle the issue of my interruption in employment?
Depression ?? What a ugly word. You were not suffering from depression, you were burned out and you wanted to regain your spiritual balance and reconnect with your inner self. And now that you achieved an inner peace and your spirit is free, you felt you were ready for a challenge so you have made a come back in the world of software development. Not only you did not lie, but you have managed to put a bad passed experience in a very positive light. This should also work with DoD and the other alphabet soup entities.