I graduated with a bachelors in computer science around 4 years ago. Long story short, I was depressed, dysphoric, and suicidal throughout my college years and by the time I finished I didn’t want to do anything. I’ve been unemployed for the last 4 years but I’ve also transitioned, started taking better care of myself, and overall I feel much better.

Anyways, I need to get a job now. What kind of lies can I get away with on my resume to cover up the long period of unemployment? Should I pretend I started some sort of company and it failed? Pretend like I went on some backpacking journey in a foreign country? Do companies even check all this stuff?

I did do an internship at a big tech company several years ago, and I’m working on personal software projects so I can put that on my resume. Also, I’m in Amerikkka.

Sorry if this question has been asked here before obama-sad

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    7 months ago

    Just list a business that went under as a place where you worked

    For example, you were an assistant manager at K-Mart back in 2018

    Just talk a lot about how you managed to keep cool under difficult circumstances and rose to the challenge of keeping things running

    Management types love that stuff

    • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      7 months ago

      Wonder how many senior software engineers at twitter are gonna appear in 3 months time lol

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      7 months ago

      Google “businesses that shut down in [your area]”. Most of them will be retail, but if you don’t need CS experiences, just put that in.