From the course: Writing a Resume
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How to tackle large gaps and longevity
From the course: Writing a Resume
How to tackle large gaps and longevity
- Why do employers care about gaps in your employment history? The main reason is related to your skills and the relevance and applicability to the job you've applied for. If you say you have a particular skill but you haven't used it in a year, do you really still have that skill? Are you as marketable and competitive as someone who has been using that skill consistently for the past five years? An additional consideration is the type of job or the industry in which you work. A gap and accounting might not be seen as detrimental as a gap in website design. One changes very quickly while the other doesn't change much at all. Therefore taking the spotlight off the gap and placing it onto what you did in that gap is very useful because it should highlight either the consistent use of an old skill or the process of acquiring a new and also relevant skill. Since your gap could occur for any number of positive reasons…
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