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[โ€“] breathless_RACEHORSE@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact that they have a record.

Look for a pattern, not a single instance. And yet companies and people hold bad decisions of the past against most folks.

[โ€“] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same goes for having no record, aka the famous gap in a resume. It's not really about being perceived as a dick, but the same applies nonetheless.

[โ€“] ebowski@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you ever get a question about a gap in your resume: "I signed an NDA".

[โ€“] lightstream@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.. just don't tell them it was with yourself

[โ€“] CallumWells@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That's obviously part of the NDA