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> I don't think anyone who leaves within that period would even write this in their CV Oh that's interesting, I'd have taken the opposite view - that having a

by jsty 4y ago

> I don't think anyone who leaves within that period would even write this in their CV Oh that's interesting, I'd have taken the opposite view - that having a 2 month gap on your CV would be interpreted by most HR depts as worse than explaining a 2-month job as "not a good fit" Edit: I guess I should clarify that I don't see gaps in CVs as a bad thing, but from personal experience I know some HR depts have an irrational fear of them.

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
If you think having a 2-month gap in employment on your resume is “bad”, you have not been in the workforce very long.
- jsty 4y ago
  Oh I don't think it's bad at all, just that in a toss up between the two it'd be better to include it - particularly given the chance of it being brought up in interviews. Having to then admit there's another employment you didn't include might not be the best optics.
  - TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
    I guess I have to state the obvious: you won’t get questioned during an interview about a two-month gap on your resume. If you do, I would question the interviewers intentions and run , far away from him.
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ziddoap 4y ago
If a hiring department takes issue with a 2 month gap in a resume, I'd be worried about what that says about working for that company and whatever other ridiculous things they believe. A 2 month gap is nothing. Like, maybe an extended holiday or a quick refresh between jobs. If I leave a job, take a few weeks for myself, then start handing out resumes at that point... It could easily be 2 months before an interview is lined up somewhere. I personally don't think any length of gap in a resume is the business of a hiring department. There are hundreds of legitimate reasons that someone took a few months or even a year or two off (e.g. extended travel, children, caretaking of someone sick/elderly/whatever, etc.). In a lot of cases, the reason for the gap might be super personal (health, death of family, etc.) and really not anyone else's concern. And I'd rather not work at a place where they think a 2 month gap is something they need to worry about -- if I can do the job, I can do the job regardless of my employment status 2 months ago.

by jsty 4y ago

TedDoesntTalk 4y ago

If you think having a 2-month gap in employment on your resume is “bad”, you have not been in the workforce very long.

jsty 4y ago
Oh I don't think it's bad at all, just that in a toss up between the two it'd be better to include it - particularly given the chance of it being brought up in interviews. Having to then admit there's another employment you didn't include might not be the best optics.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
  I guess I have to state the obvious: you won’t get questioned during an interview about a two-month gap on your resume. If you do, I would question the interviewers intentions and run , far away from him.

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ziddoap 4y ago

If a hiring department takes issue with a 2 month gap in a resume, I'd be worried about what that says about working for that company and whatever other ridiculous things they believe. A 2 month gap is nothing. Like, maybe an extended holiday or a quick refresh between jobs. If I leave a job, take a few weeks for myself, then start handing out resumes at that point... It could easily be 2 months before an interview is lined up somewhere. I personally don't think any length of gap in a resume is the business of a hiring department. There are hundreds of legitimate reasons that someone took a few months or even a year or two off (e.g. extended travel, children, caretaking of someone sick/elderly/whatever, etc.). In a lot of cases, the reason for the gap might be super personal (health, death of family, etc.) and really not anyone else's concern. And I'd rather not work at a place where they think a 2 month gap is something they need to worry about -- if I can do the job, I can do the job regardless of my employment status 2 months ago.