Why have you been out of work so long?

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Ashish roy said:   9 years ago
Well, I had been working in one of the organisation for three years but due to some family problem I had to resign my previous organisation. Thereafter it took a long time to recover everything in normal shape. As I now realised that every is going well. During the break, I kept on improving my skills and communication. Now I think I am more organised, better decision maker, emotional stable to perform to job efficiency.
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Dawn said:   9 years ago
While I was working, I found myself battling with the decision of whether I should specialise or generalise; this lead to a lot of confusion for me as I was in an industry that success is rewarded more if you are a generalist and yet my strong points where in me specialising and hence my achievements were overlooked. For a person who has entered the industry straight from graduate school, it was frustrating to watch people for much fewer achievements achieve the success you were working hard for with such ease.

I ended up have depression problem that affected my work output; to me, at that time, taking time off work to nurse myself to health seem like the most rational choice.

I have used the time off to find my foundation and motivation so that I would be able to handle such situations more effectively as I grow in my career. I believe now I'm a more mature adult and I am able to view a situation from the correct lenses. I am now ready to go back to the corporate world.
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Sruthi said:   9 years ago
I'm a fresher. Till I'm not working in any organisation. Present as per my financial problems I would like to work in a well-reputed company. And I should see my family as a happy.
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Sreela said:   9 years ago
I had daughter's health issues which demand my attention I prepared myself alongside and worked on improving my skillset.
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Ramya said:   9 years ago
I am searching for a company which fullfill all my ideas and work.
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Michelle racasa said:   9 years ago
I had some personal issues that demanded attention so right now I am prepared and determined to find the new job that related to my past experience.
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Vicky said:   9 years ago
I opened a shop in which we suffered a lot.

Such as rent of shop, electricity bill, salaries, and other expenses. I cannot afford more losses. So I just wind up that shop.
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Ganesh said:   9 years ago
Actually one of our houses was under construction which required my personal attention, so I felt that instead of joining a new company and taking leaves for every now and then, it would be better to wait till its completion and look out for a job after that.
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Tanmoy said:   9 years ago
From the very 1st day of my engineering, it was my target to get a central govt job because it not only gives one an enriched social responsibility but also it gives him a national as well as international recognition.

After passing out from college I joined ABC company for gathering field knowledge and some finance to boost my preparation.

Yes I may take govt job preparation during my job and I tried also, but sometimes I felt that my job was hampering due to my preparation. Which was violating my professional ethics?

For this reason, I left my previous job and took preparation for 1.5 years.
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Bhasker said:   9 years ago
I was not unemployed but am looking to post best develop and develop myself in practice.
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