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0 pointsCydeWeys7y ago0 comments

You can easily eliminate every gap up to 12 months and some gaps up to 23 months simply by omitting months on your resume. Quit job A in January and joined job B in December of the next year? 2011-2013 at Job A, 2014-Present at Job B! Solved!

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r00fus7y ago

Exactly. If pressured on interview to detail months then have a good fractal story. People love stories. First mention is one sentence; if listener is interested then you go into more detail.

coaxial7y ago

I don't think I get your point, could you elaborate on what you mean?

CydeWeysOP7y ago

First sentence: "I took some time off to travel."

If they ask for details, then list all the places you went, and then if they're curious about any individual one give them more details about what you did there. If they don't ask for any details about travel, then they don't care, and you're not wasting time with irrelevant information by going into detail on travel from the beginning.

tartoran7y ago

It's a risk. If a hiring company searches in your butthole for gaps in employment you're likely better off not working there anyway. There are plenty of other companies who won't do that...

tomp7y ago

Alternatively, just write that you were a consultant / freelancer, and actually work as one for like a month of a year (even for free for a non-profit if necessary).

paulgrant9997y ago

doesn't work when your company looks at your salary/paychecks.

yes, they've been collecting this since the 70's/80's.

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