Timeline for Does freelancing work count as 'less than' a normal job experience-wise in the eyes of an employer? If so, how much?
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| Nov 16, 2021 at 12:32 | comment | added | DWGKNZ | you're confusing ability with appetite. No problem existed, I just didn't have the appetite during those times to ride out the storm. I chose not to freelance through those times, having a full-time job was a smarter choice with a new family. I chose to take less pay for greater security and less of an administration burden. Similar with the GFC and COVID, likelihood was that I would have plenty of work but I had other options which felt more secure. | |
| Nov 15, 2021 at 20:27 | comment | added | Kilisi | @DWGKNZ sure, if you get to an interview, until then the implication remains. Using your own example you used employers temporarily to solve a problem freelancing, which is a big danger employers face hiring freelancers. Unsure if you moonlighted as well, but that is common enough too. If you were freelancing with the ability to get through tougher times you wouldn't take on a job. | |
| Nov 15, 2021 at 19:41 | history | edited | Kilisi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 15, 2021 at 14:57 | comment | added | DWGKNZ | I disagree that being a freelancer looking for a job implies you're a failure at all. I've freelanced extensively for a number of years. I have done this for a number of reasons, most importantly for the flexibility that it allowed me. I have also taken permanent roles when needed, such as to ride out the 2008 global financial crises, when my kids were born and we were going down to one salary and most recently to avoid the uncertainty of the pandemic. It's all about how you tell your story in an interview. | |
| Nov 15, 2021 at 10:59 | history | answered | Kilisi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |