Rachel Feintzeig

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1,709 appearances 29 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2019 last heard Nov 2024

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · How to Discuss a Resume Gap Caused by the Pandemic · 22 Jun 2021 podcast

I think it's also going to fluctuate with the economy. voice-verified

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things are really heating up and it can be hard to find the people they need if you have, you know, a skill that companies really want. voice-verified

I think that also makes it safer to be talking about some of this stuff. voice-verified

So, you know, if then in a few years we go through a downturn and a situation where there, you know, there are layoffs and it's, you know, it's the ball isn't as much an employee's court, that could change. voice-verified

But I think overall we're nudging towards more kind of openness and patience and flexibility from employers. voice-verified

Yeah, I mean, what I heard from HR folks was like, use your break well, you know, whether that's personally. voice-verified

And, you know, I think you don't, you want to walk a fine line. voice-verified

You don't want to get into too much of this. voice-verified

But people certainly say, especially if you're doing things like fundraising for your kid's school, you know, you can kind of leverage some of that in a job interview to show what you've learned. voice-verified

Also trying to do professional stuff, freelancing a little bit if you can, volunteer work that's related. voice-verified

to your area of focus, getting certifications while you are out of work. voice-verified

I think that can really help. voice-verified

Another great tip that I got from someone was just take the time. voice-verified

It takes time to find a job. voice-verified

Carve out that time. voice-verified

Don't expect that you're going to be able to do it while you are voice-verified

like full-time caretaking for your kids. voice-verified

It's basically a job to get a job. voice-verified

So just kind of keep that in mind and then have kind of like a short and sweet story ready to go. voice-verified

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