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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I added that value and since I also make hiring decisions, I would be really turned off by a candidate who is trumpeting about how she deserves more simply because they stayed in the work force. [/quote]

I don't think anyone is doing that in an interview, but they may raise the fact that they have recent experience, which many employers value.  That's all.  Companies and businesses care who seems most likely to get the job done well.  That is it.  They don't care about your life decisions other than the extent to which they are relevant to that issue.[/quote]

Employers don't care about your priorities or moral fiber unless it is relevant to your ability to perform your job.  Someone who has stayed in the work force has more experience and no gaps in remaining current in an expertise.  I would always hire that person over someone with fewer years of experience in the distant past.  There is no such thing as equivalency credit for years spent on endeavors with no relevance to the job.[/quote]

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