How to answer "Why have you been a freeter until now?"

In job interviews, there are questions that people who have experience as a part-timer want to avoid.

That's.

"Why have you been a freeter until now?"

To be honest,

There are certainly situations where job hunting is disadvantageous just by having a career as a freeter.

"Is there no planning?" "Is there no continuity?"

It is not uncommon to have such preconceived notions.

However, the important thing here is

It's not the fact that you were a freeter, it's how you explain it.

If you devise a way to convey the reason, there are cases where the interviewer is convinced and leads to a good impression.

This time, let's divide it into two common patterns.

① If you have a dream and you are a freeter

What we tend to do in this case is,

Just saying "I was chasing a dream" is the end.

In that case, the interviewer

"So, what are you thinking now?"

Only the question remains.

What should be conveyed is the fact of chasing a dream + a change in the way of thinking.

For example, this is the flow.

While working part-time, I have been challenging myself towards my goals.

As a result, I started to think realistically about the difficulty of making a living with my dreams as a job.

On the other hand, the skills and mindset acquired through part-time job experience,

I have come to feel that I can fully utilize it in another environment.

I wanted to use my power more in society, so I applied for it.

The point is,

Not "I gave up on my dream."

Communicate that you have made the next choice through the experience of pursuing your dreams.

Acquired during the freeter period

Continuing power.

・ Interpersonal skills

・ Sense of responsibility

・ Experience of thinking and acting by yourself

If you can connect these elements to your work and explain them, your impression will change greatly.

② If you were job hunting but could not become a regular employee

In this case, trying to fix the past.

"Bad timing" "No luck"

There are many people who make it ambiguous, but it is not recommended.

Rather, it is easier to be evaluated if you talk about growth after honestly acknowledging it.

For example, this is how to convey.

I was looking for a job when I was a new graduate,

Because I applied without deciding what I wanted to do and the axis,

As a result, I was not able to get a job offer.

After that, while working as a freelancer,

I started to rethink what I was good at and what environment I could use my power in.

As a result, I became very interested in your work and applied for it.

The important thing here is,

More than "why it didn't work"

It is to convey what you have learned from that experience and why it is different now.

The past of being a freeter becomes a weapon if it can be explained

Interviewers don't want to blame past choices.

We're looking at.

How do you perceive your past?

Even in the same situation, can you make a different choice now?

Do you have an attitude to grow?

These three points.

Why I was a freeter

Instead of using it as an "excuse,"

Whether it can be talked about as a "passing point of thought results."

If you can do that, the freeter experience

It will be a convincing story, not a minus.

Summary

The career as a freeter itself is not a problem.

The problem is,

I can't explain why that happened and how I'm thinking about it now.

Reason, Learning and Choice Now.

If you can convey these three in a set,

The interviewer will listen to you properly.

For those who are preparing for an interview,

Please try to organize it in your own words.

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