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Originally Posted by Unregistered
congrats to you! mind if you could share what did the employer felt about your long period of unemployment?
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Weirdly enough, none of the interviewers used to ask me why I was unemployed for so long until around May/June this year.
But be prepared to answer this question. Have a solid story for why you’ve been jobless and what you have been doing about it. My personal story was that after I was retrenched in my last job, I wanted to take a few months off because I wanted to figure out what I really wanted to do (actually true) and I also wanted to concentrate on personal development (I started learning how to cook, started concentrating on fitness, etc).
This year when I had figured out what I wanted to do, I started applying for jobs and actually landed one in March but covid happened and the offer was rescinded (also true). After covid, things became tough but I continued developing myself by doing online courses (Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, etc).
Be sincere about your story. In the end you really just need to figure out how to sell yourself. They aren’t looking for the perfect answer. They just want to see the qualities you have from the tough times you have been facing.