tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956173110733260952.post4112410500592017501..comments2023-04-29T12:09:48.251+01:00Comments on jesus wept: 'Would you mind explaining for us the gaps in your CV?' Part Twogracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780471237127876432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956173110733260952.post-87548084463142736682008-11-06T16:56:00.000+00:002008-11-06T16:56:00.000+00:00Thanks for your thoughts... and I hope I'd never w...Thanks for your thoughts... and I hope I'd never want to go to such drastic measures! Yes, though, despite the new age-equality legislation allowing me not to tell them, I've still got my date of bitrh on Facebook. D'oh, as they say...gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780471237127876432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956173110733260952.post-85072777476549890072008-11-04T21:48:00.000+00:002008-11-04T21:48:00.000+00:00I mentioned this to a colleague today. She had a f...I mentioned this to a colleague today. She had a friend who lost a few years doing 'this and that' - eventually she entered the sort of high-pressured career where you just can't have breaks and under pressure from coworkers made up some story about having a child who had died. It stopped the questioning dead.<BR/>Now, I'm sure you don't want to tell such a huge lie, but, yes, you were 'ill' or 'travelling' or doing 'this and that' or 'couldn't settle on one thing' - most people over 30 can lose a year or 4 from their CVs in such ways. Do these guys know your exact age, anyway?<BR/>Steve's idea is good, too! Just turn the questions back on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956173110733260952.post-17398745960169563652008-11-03T23:20:00.000+00:002008-11-03T23:20:00.000+00:00Both interesting, kind thoughts... thanks. And I'm...Both interesting, kind thoughts... thanks. And I'm dying to gently interrogate them as to where this whole Botswana saga comes from...!gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780471237127876432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956173110733260952.post-68194542834207968242008-11-03T15:25:00.000+00:002008-11-03T15:25:00.000+00:00Stupid idea, but, really, most people like to talk...Stupid idea, but, really, most people like to talk about themselves. And often people ask you the questions they would like you to ask them.<BR/><BR/>Also I reckon one of the gifts God gives us is to be genuinely (passionately) interested in what other people have to say.<BR/><BR/>So next time the questioning gets uncomfortable for you, you could try turning the tables and gently giving the questioner the opportunity to talk about their past...Steve Lancasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372895191510424827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956173110733260952.post-82604952940980446542008-11-02T22:51:00.000+00:002008-11-02T22:51:00.000+00:00Maybe you were just ill in that employment hiatus?...Maybe you were just ill in that employment hiatus?Kate Morningstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854090450164982040noreply@blogger.com