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Originally Posted by Brokenstars
@Avaritia
How much money do you think I need to make next year to make the EV of 1-2yr resume gap worth it provided I live in the midwest?
Also, if and when I do go back to the work force what tips do you have regarding a resume gap if I've been playing poker professionally for 1-2years.
1 year $150k is probably breakeven. Because early career growth is parabolic and bc 2 yr gap is hard to explain I’d say a 2 year gap would require $400k of earn in same period. This is for your field specifically, if this was 6bet I would say keep on grinding bro.
This is what no one is getting. If you wanted to be a pro poker player, I would not be posting any of this advice. I would say you do you and enjoy the thread from the sidelines as I have for years. But that is not your stated goal.
When re-entering:
Absolutely under no circumstances mention poker. It doesn’t matter if you made $1 million. You will be a degenerate to them.
Gaps are huge red flags, perhaps the biggest red flag. You need to be able to talk it with extreme confidence.
A child was born > a family member took ill and you had to care for them > you started a business > you took a sabbatical to see the world
In a previous role I mentored 1-2 interns per semester and had a high success rate for offers. I’ve also interviewed / hired analysts myself, as well as done quite a few of my own interviewing / working with recruiters (I’ve made 3 major career moves in 9 years). I’d be happy to review your resume and provide interview coaching whenever you are ready to re-enter (not saying you need this, I’d guess you interview quite well. Just offering. Especially with the gap explain.)
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Regarding the $100k vs $50k example posted, I agree with the exact posted example but what most don’t realize is more money =/= more stress. It is the opposite, as you move up the corporate ladder you do far less work. Which is why broken re-entering the workforce would be important for his long term goals. I can’t post my own example without getting another 100 insecure posts but anyone that has moved up in a corporation knows these truths. Look at my daily post counts. I am getting paid to take dumps make cat memes and post on 2p2. Broken wants to re-enter at some point. I’m trying to help him improve his $/dump ev.