last 4 years i’ve been freelancing and i’m currently looking for new opportunities. how should i put freelancing on my resume?

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freelancing on resume

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freelancing on resume- Grapevine

Hey guys, my first post on here.

I have been unemployed since a year due to some personal problems, but right now interviewing. On my resume is it advisable to add my freelance work which I’ve done in the past year instead of the gap ? It was on and off freelancing for a friends company.

I wanted inputs on, if this is okay and also, how would a background check be done regarding this? Is contact with the client good enough for background verification.

Thank you

Resume advice

I do freelancing/contract work while working full time in a company. Is it good idea to mention those works in LinkedIn profile, specially considering it may bring more freelance work if anyone sees it or not?

Is it good idea to put freelancing work on LinkedIn

I have been searching for job for almost 4 months now, due to layoff. The job market is pretty tough these days so I thought of trying out freelancer path. Even after having a really solid resume and work experience, it’s difficult to get freelancing jobs. I am exploring upwork and freelancer platform but it’s of no use till now.
Do you have any such freelance platform recommendations (which works) or someone you can connect me to ?

Trying to start freelancer career after layoff

Especially under what heading, so that it doesn't offend recruiters or makes us look like moonlighting

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Consultant

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Guys,
I graduated in 2020. Started software engg job in 2021 April. Due to covid the joining date got delayed.
I needed money so I started a informal company/ vendor and I  built a team of 5-10 people and used to provide educational material to unacademy like mcq and subjective question papers of 6-12 th class. 
I got fired from apna last month. Should I include this experience in my updated resume?

2020-2021 : above mentioned work
2021-2022: Service based company
2022-2023 sept: apna


Question:
1. This work experience is not related to soft engg at all. So how does engg managers/hiring managers/recruiters see this thing?
2. I am thinking this experience can show I tried something different and had an experience of managing people little bit. 
I am afraid on how hr/ senior software enggs would react to that in screening call.

Please guide. Looking for ans from senior devs/hrs/ Ems.

Need advice in adding work experience.

Software Engineer

Have any of you taken a career break and got back to work?
Did you see any loss? Discrimination? Difficulty?
Is it right decision to take a career break? I have no problem with savings I have it plenty. Am just worried about losing everything if there is a gap in my work timeline and if that will impact me from being hired again from say top firms or wherever? Please help.

Reality of taking a career break? Especially if you are a man where you can't easily hide under emotional duress?

Founding Engineer

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Hello everyone. We, a group of three friends, worked on a startup idea for hyperlocal e commerce. We worked on that idea for about a year, held several brainstorming sessions, met with various stakeholders, learned a lot about the startup system, and improved our idea based on feedback, but we dropped it after a market study and moved on. We never registered our startup but contacted startup incubators and received guidance several times; now, how can I share it on LinkedIn and in the resume experience section? Can I include a co-founder title or describe it as a project?

Resume guidance

I want to take up another job with the current one. How do I do it? Shall I just start applying to other companies? How will I provide relieving letter?

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Why do companies giving such assignments which is not even on react js, it is on fabric.js, and isnt a single functionality is enough to judge. Along with this i got wireframe design to designed it as well. 
What is your thought on this ?

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Even though i have been trying tirelessly, I am not getting a single call back. Could anyone check and tell me how I can improve my resume or my skills to get a call back? Any suggestion is very much appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance.

Will you hire me??

Folks I am looking to generate some extra bucks by renting my free time, but I’m not able to find genuine good deals for part time freelance, if any of you already working or have some ideas about it I would really appreciate help

Where to find good freelance work?

I am a good freelance  technical content writer. Ready to work if anyone is interested.

Looking for freelance opportunity

I know that at my firm you cannot freelance for your competitor. But not sure if it's allowed for others. Should I ask the HR/Mgr or do it silently on the sides? 

I'm pretty bored doing the same stuff. So thinking of doing some freelancing.

Also, I have never freelanced before. How do I find who wants to hire a freelancer? Are there specific points I should know about that will help in my search?

Google is full of generic s@#t advice. So asking here.

Do u share at your company that you do freelanceling?

Digital Marketing Manager

Hello everyone, currently I am in a service based company earning 9 lpa as a frontend developer(React) for 4 months. Before that I was in Tcs for 1.5 years. I am not happy in the current project. Changing project is not possible. I am thinking of resigning and taking 5-6 months to start freelancing as frontend/full-stack developer or start preparing for product based companies. 

What are your opinions?

Thinking of taking 5-6 months break and switching to Freelancing

Frontend Engineer

Hi Guys,

I am currently working at a startup and was previously working at an IT MNC for 3 months. I was put on the bench and laptops/assets were not even delivered for 2 months of requesting. When the assets arrived there was 3 weeks of compliance and regulatory training before which my position was eliminated as a result of business restructuring and downsizing. I got my startup offer (strategy type role)by then and I resigned from the IT firm with proper reliving letter and fnf settlement. I have now got an offer from a boutique consulting firm(after working in my startup for around 6 months) . I have however not mentioned this IT mnc in my resume at all since I did not gain any kind of work experience at this firm and it was not adding any value to my resume in terms of the types of roles I am looking for, I wanted to keep my other internships and startup tenure as they were more valuable. Is this going to cause an issue if I undergo a bgv process in my new firm? Should I submit my IT firm service certificate during bgv at new firm? .I have all the proper exit documents and there is no overlap of employment anywhere. Please advise. I am a 2022 pass out.

Background Verification

Business Analyst

I guess a rant as well as seeking advice. I started my first company at the age of 22 right out of college. It was semi successful. Scaled it to a few crore in revenue but because of some issues had to close it down. Worked on a few products again which again did alright but not enough to giving me savings. This experience ranged from software to e-commerce. Building different products. I’m now 31, and started a biotech company about a year back. However stuff has been slow. I’ve barely any savings and funding in my space is scare. So it’s been small government grants. I’ve realised that if this doesn’t take off, after 10 years of struggle I probably need to look for a job atleast for a few years. (Won’t ever give up on starting up. I’m a fighter that way.)

My resume is eclectic. I’ve done all sorts of stuff with mediocre success. But don’t have a defined skillset. (Like being a programmer for example).  I guess one skillset I can say I have is identify and opportunity. Also I have tremendous stress tolerance and ability to work. 

What should I do? Should I eventually look for a job? If yes, honestly I don’t even know what job profile I’ll go for. Because I’ve never done a job ever. 

I’m confused. I’m not married and don’t plan to. For me me, running a company is everything and I’m willing to sacrifice everything else for it. (Includes not being married so that I don’t have pressure to maintain the lifestyle married life entails.)

Sorry for the long post. 

Also great respect to you guys who’ve made it :) and also to the once struggling. It’s us who keep the economy ticking at great personal cost of health and finance. Fighters.

10 years of failure

Founder

People who landed job after having 3-4 years of career gap, please share how you did it? What would be your advice to people with long career gaps?

Everyone please share your thoughts or advice on this.

People who landed job after 3-4 years of career

Hi Guys,

I am currently working at a startup and was previously working at an IT MNC for 3 months. I was put on the bench and laptops/assets were not even delivered for 2 months of requesting. When the assets arrived there was 3 weeks of compliance and regulatory training before which my position was eliminated as a result of business restructuring and downsizing. I got my startup offer (strategy type role)by then and I resigned from the IT firm with proper reliving letter and fnf settlement. I have now got an offer from a boutique consulting firm(after working in my startup for around 6 months) . I have however not mentioned this IT mnc in my resume at all since I did not gain any kind of work experience at this firm and it was not adding any value to my resume in terms of the types of roles I am looking for, I wanted to keep my other internships and startup tenure as they were more valuable. Is this going to cause an issue if I undergo a bgv process in my new firm? I have all the proper exit documents and there is no overlap of employment anywhere. Please advise. I am a 2022 pass out.

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