Re:Ask HN: Late twenties, last four years spent fiddling w/p...
by mattmanser on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @05:49AM
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No, should you ever want a job again, on your CV put that time down as a company of your own creation and list it like you would any other job. What you made, what you achieved, etc. I did this about 4/5 years back, didn't have any problems getting interviews.
When you start getting interviewed they'll ask why you're leaving self-employment and all you have to say is you tried running your own business, it didn't work out, and you want the stability of a full-time job again. That'll be about the extent of it.
References are a little trickier, I had some consulting clients that I'd done part-time work with, so had people to ask. To be honest, references are at the "we want you" stage so they're a bit more flexible.
The ultimate problem I found was being an employee is frustrating so I left full time again and switched to consulting instead.
When you start getting interviewed they'll ask why you're leaving self-employment and all you have to say is you tried running your own business, it didn't work out, and you want the stability of a full-time job again. That'll be about the extent of it.
References are a little trickier, I had some consulting clients that I'd done part-time work with, so had people to ask. To be honest, references are at the "we want you" stage so they're a bit more flexible.
The ultimate problem I found was being an employee is frustrating so I left full time again and switched to consulting instead.