jobgaps

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by jobgaps 7y ago
Wow! I really didn't expect the topic would get that much traction. Props to the commnunity. I'd like to summarize the points that stood the most strong to myself and that were most common among the commenters. The obvious: * Don
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by jobgaps 7y ago
Funny you mentioned that, i've seen a FB job posting mentioning they are ok with misdemeanor on the record. I wonder if there's a time they will okay a felony on file.
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by jobgaps 7y ago
That's what background check is for.
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by jobgaps 7y ago
Thanks for adressing this as this is a very valid point. I was at the start of the process with two major companies in their respective markets just weeks after i got hospitalized (which echoed back my 12 mth hiatus later). At the initial s
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by jobgaps 7y ago
Was the hiatus period large? Did the resume provide the explanation to hiatus or that was communicated verbally in a talk?
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by jobgaps 7y ago
>>If you're already getting calls and interviews, you've already passed through the filter since a gap is most likely to hurt you while a HR recruiter is sorting through a large pile of resumes. I get Linkedin messages most
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by jobgaps 7y ago
First of all it is time. Some things heal slow. I thought that for any issue 3 months is just enough. I was wrong. Second of all - medication. Takes at least six months to see any difference feel-wise and tests-wise. > And can you keep t
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by jobgaps 7y ago
Thanks! I'm still a bit hesitant to add a section describing the nature of the hiatus to a list of previous work experiences. Seems a bit unprofessional to me as if the work experience is sorted in descending order — the gap is gonna b
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by jobgaps 7y ago
Do you think the vague `medical` needs further elaboration? I sure do know my medical is not related to mental health. Is it reasonable to somehow indicate that or it should be better left for an interviewer to inquire?
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Ask HN: How to explain job gaps on the resume?
222 points by jobgaps 7y ago|238 comments