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When I'm hiring, I don't care about gaps - provided you've done something productive with yourself. Unexplained gaps (or just stating "sabbatical" / "unemployed
by jenscow 9y ago
When I'm hiring, I don't care about gaps - provided you've done something productive with yourself. Unexplained gaps (or just stating "sabbatical" / "unemployed") are a red flag.
List it like a job, what you've done and achieved. How does that break make you different to the others?
All else being equal, I'd hire the one who's took a break from their environment, learned new cultures, and made the most of live.
- exodust 9y agoJust out of interest, why is an unexplained gap a "red flag"? A red flag for what exactly? The chances that someone working for 10 years non-stop needs a break and might be burnt out, is higher than someone who worked for 10 years, had a break, and is now looking for work again.
- badpun 9y ago> Just out of interest, why is an unexplained gap a "red flag"? A red flag for what exactly? A red flag that work and being productive is not your top life priority. Obviously, an employer would prefer to only hire people obsessed about work if possible.
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- jenscow 9y agoTo me, a gap isn't a bad thing. I said "unexplained gap". It's just one of many signals, not a show-stopper. I'll ask about it, and if I'm told "I did nothing" then that's not a good signal. I've also been unemployed for about year (wife was ill), but I used that time productively and took it as an opportunity to retrain. I look for someone who's self-motivated.
- exodust 9y agoHaving a 'break' shouldn't need to involve working in the area you are having a break from in order not to look bad. I would be more suspicious of someone who doesn't know how to have a break. That would be my red flag... "so you spent your year off in front of a computer?"..."um, yeh, I am self-motivated". Red Flag blows in wind.