I have no strong claims, just a related link: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/04/companies-wont-even-look-at-the-resumes-of-the-long-term

I have no strong claims, just a related link: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/04/companies-wont-even-look-at-the-resumes-of-the-long-term-unemployed.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/04/co... >[E]mployers would rather call back someone with no relevant experience who’s only been out of work for a few months than someone with lots of relevant experience who’s been out of work for longer than six months. It didn't seem to be a big deal for me when I started looking for work in a new country after being out of the job market for 14 months due to passport issues. But that could be that I was keenly aware of just how bad that looked, and took steps to ameliorate it.