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Originally posted by stit View PostAt the moment, it is too early to conclude but my equity portfolio is doing good with very good % profit. I can apply the similar learning and continue them in parallel with my full time job.
Though I could not do spend time enough, I am sure I can do well here too.
I think one option is to replace the career break with "Self employed : affiliate marketing, youtube channel, stock trading and value investing"
That way, companies and recruiters think I was not doing anything and wasting time on TV or just lazying around. They may not believe attending to kid's health issues can keep one occupied so much and so long !! And, I can't explain the details as health issues etc are privacy and personal . Couple of recruiters were even saying 'can you show the proof about the health issues ? What exactly what the issue?'. Hmm !!
Thanks,
Stit
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostPresumably without life-changing results?
Though I could not do spend time enough, I am sure I can do well here too.
I think one option is to replace the career break with "Self employed : affiliate marketing, youtube channel, stock trading and value investing"
That way, companies and recruiters think I was not doing anything and wasting time on TV or just lazying around. They may not believe attending to kid's health issues can keep one occupied so much and so long !! And, I can't explain the details as health issues etc are privacy and personal . Couple of recruiters were even saying 'can you show the proof about the health issues ? What exactly what the issue?'. Hmm !!
Thanks,
Stit
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostPresumably without life-changing results?
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostDitto what NLUK says. If it's not relevant to the role you're going for there's no point including it.
If you're trying to show a reason for not working for three years then a bit of honesty without giving full details will be fine.
Unfortunately, honesty wouldn't work for me because I quit because I was sick of the office environment and most of all the people.
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Ditto what NLUK says. If it's not relevant to the role you're going for there's no point including it.
If you're trying to show a reason for not working for three years then a bit of honesty without giving full details will be fine.
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Does it make you any more desirable for the role you are going for. If it doesn't there isn't much point putting it on.
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Can I mention Affiliate marketing, Stock Trading etc on my CV during career break?
I am a developer with 10+ years but been on career break for 3+ years to attend to health issues of my kid which is now sorted.
I was not sure if and when I will be able to get back to work and was mostly occupied attending to my kid. I did not(could not) do much to be in touch with my core tech kills. Did try some passive income options like Amazon Affiliate Marketing, blogging, YouTube channel but could not do justice here either. I tried day trading and value investing in Stocks and also invested in Crypto currencies.
Can I mention these are the activities I was doing in my career break? I am not sure how this will be perceived by recruiters and employers.
Thank you for your help and time.
Kind regards,
Stit
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