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#52
09-17-2007, 08:46 PM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
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[ QUOTE ] lots of people lie in a job interview not to mention the people taking the interview... [/ QUOTE ] I have yet to have an interview where they did not lie to me. Lie back. It's just like a hand of poker, except you won't see the river for 30+ years. [/ QUOTE ] True dat. I wouldn't feel bad at all straight up lying in a job interview. But whatever you tell them, your potential employer is gonna think "BS" when you haven't had relevant work experience for 2 years. 
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#53
09-17-2007, 08:48 PM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
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You've spent the last 2 years, travelling, getting to know yourself/purpose and supplementing your adventures with investment returns (all while keeping abreast of current trends in IT). [/ QUOTE ] A+
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#54
09-17-2007, 08:53 PM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
Hey thanks for the advice guys... Some good stuff up here...
Anyways, I have a clean background, so I should be ok during the background checks. The background checks mostly come after I get employed though, during the secret clearance screening which takes about a year. As far as time in between jobs goes (which i am most worried about), i have traveled alot (for fun) and I did some referral based IT consulting work... So i guess, i'd only be half way lying if mentioned those. I'd just have to stretch the truth a little i guess... A "proper" 9-5 is also a great idea, just to apply from the standpoint of being already employed.
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#55
09-23-2007, 06:56 AM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
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[ QUOTE ] WoW, ldo [/ QUOTE ] haha I can imagine this. "What have you been doing for the last 2 years?" "playing World of warcraft." "Welcome aboard!" [/ QUOTE ] Winner !
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#56
09-23-2007, 06:59 AM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
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[ QUOTE ] Eh, why can't people just tell the truth? If they don't hire you then [censored] them, they're a bunch of pretentious pricks. [/ QUOTE ] you're clueless [/ QUOTE ] Yep, He sure is ... tho you shouldn't lie at an interview, just either don't tell the trust or tell the trust in a way that makes it difficult to recognize. I myself have just gotten a job a few weeks back after playing poker for almost two years. Naturally I didn't mention my poker playing, ldo
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#57
09-23-2007, 09:06 AM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
Lying to get the job is when then. When it comes time to fill out the screening for for your clearance, u lie on it and it is a felony. Your emlpyoer sees it before u turn it over to DOD. On the forms they will ask for employment history for the last 10 years. Also to explain any extended amounts of time without employment.
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#58
09-23-2007, 01:18 PM
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Re: What to say when you go back to work?
Tell them the truth. You were doing so well playing poker professionally that you left the work force for a time. It's been fruitful, but online poker is a solitary, anti-social pursuit and you found yourself longing for the company of others. It was a valuable learning experience; with poker, you were never a part of something. You want to be a part of a team again. You want to make a contribution to something bigger.
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