Reply #98: IMHO

[Coyote_Bandit]

There's nothing wrong with being self-employed. My resume shows long periods of self-employment.

I've also had both headhunters and potential employers suggest that was a detriment. Seems it makes one too independent - and thus able to walk away from a bad job/employer. To willing to question - and thus potentially not appropriately brain dead enough to simply perform rote operations as directed. Apparently thinking is not a good thing in some circles. Able to fend for onself - and thus taking a job from someone not able to do likewise.

I also suspect that potential employers often question whether self-employment was really substanail work or just a resume filler. And I think some assume that self-employed folks are non-conformists who don't fit in well.