If asked in a private job interview about the 2 year unemployment gap after graduation, is it correct to answer that I was preparing for government job exams? And what should I answer if further it is asked that why did you leave that preparation?

people you know were too eager to start working in lucrative jobs, that they never had a chance to realize what they actually want in life and are now

Welcome to the world of corporate!

First lesson: learn to lie.. Oops I am sorry! It is called 'diplomacy' here.

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Telling that you were preparing for exams might prove disastrous!

Instead tell them you were through a journey of self realization as to what you expect from life.

  • Tell them you travelled. I would advise you to actually travel a bit before attending the interview so that you can be ready for the questions that follow.
  • Tell them of a hobby that you have pursued that made you a better person than two years back.
  • Tell them how your journey of self discovery made you decide this is the job you want to do.
  • Tell them how many people you know were too eager to start working in lucrative jobs, that they never had a chance to realize what they actually want in life and are now, feeling stuck. You dont want that.

The funda is to convince them that you utilized the two years to make yourself a better person .

And that as a result, you got more clarity and control over your life.