What's a good excuse to explain to employers why I had long

What's the true reason?

>>17353610
Say that you've traveled the world or something.

>>17353610

world travel

taking care of a relative full time (They're better now, or maybe they died) etc.

>>17353610
Also interested in this.
I guess you can say you did charity work.

>>17353610

Is the truth not an option?

You were taking care of a sick family member.
You had a baby and have been taking care of it.

Why have you been out of work?

>>17353622
Most places will want to see proof of volunteer work in a resume.
Also if you use the taking care of a relative excuse, they might want to know the relative's information and if you were getting paid.

>>17353627
>>17353614
I applied to everything but I can't even get an interview

>>17353641
Same here. Maybe our resumés suck.

>>17353641
I had the same problem. For months I applied online, getting an interview here and there, but not getting hired. It wasn't until I just decided to ask my bf to drop me off where a lot of fast food and businesses were and walked to each one in person. I got hired at a disgusting wing stop that same day because I guess they saw how desperate I was.
I had a gap in my work history too so I used college, cleaning family members' houses and went house to house to clean yards as reasons.

>>17353641
How fucking long have you been applying for jobs you don't get that you now have a gap big enough to need explaining?

Depends a lot on the situation. I had a one year NEET period and I told my interviewer that I used it to study programming. Truth is that it was out of laziness, but I did study a little java (one hour a day for like a month or something like that) so it wasn't entirely a lie.

So here are some pointers:
>find something that's not a complete lie. They can usually tel if you're bullshiting them. They probably heard the "I took care of my sick mother" 5 times this month already.
>if possible, find something that suggests you have some interest in the field you're trying to get a job. I was applying for a java development internship so you can see how that was relevant.
>if nothing else make sure your excuse doesn't imply that you're a lazy or fickle person. The main concern they have when asking this question is so that you won't decide this work is not for you and quit 2 weeks after they hire you. Be sure not to confirm this concern.

>>17353669
Not him, but I bummed off my girlfriend's rich parents for three years before we broke up. I regret nothing. I would've just been working the same shitty jobs I'm applying for now.