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[–] redempt@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (2 children)

it's unprofessional to ask in the first place, in my opinion. you can assume any gap is for a good reason and ask me about my experience instead.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah. I imagine at some point in my career I'm going to be asked to interview candidates as a kind of "hey you've been an engineer here for a while, what do you think of their technical background", and I don't plan to ask about any gaps. That really doesn't factor into their abilities or prowess.

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

As usual with interviews, they don't really care much about the answer but how you respond to it.

When I used to help clients hire I didn't care much about your experience itself, other then to work it into talking points. I cared about if you were interested in the work and would fit in with the rest of the team, your ability to troubleshoot, and ability to ask others for help.