What reason is best for 7-8 months resume gap I was last round with HM, told him about having medical problems Instead of interviewing on tech, system design, he was asking me various questions. He grilled for 10+ mins on asking why/what/how of this Verdict: Rejected What other reasons can u giv...Read more
Got laid off in December. Still nothing yet. Should I keep the dates in my resume or change it ? Currently the last position reads xxxx - December 2022 Also, this is the only gap in my resume. Yoe is slightly over 5 years Comment for detailed reasons explaining why. #layoff #severance
Left my company a month ago and in middle of finding next one. How do I answer the gap ?#jobs
I was recently impacted by layoffs. I’m approaching the end of my redeployment timeline and will be officially out of work end of this week. I have another offer lined up but it I would need to take a pay cut. If I decide to not take it and continue job search, I will end up with a gap in resume in ...Read more
What do you guys usually tells recruiters when asked about gaps in your resume? I have two related job positions when I’m applying for SDE roles but they weren’t right after each other. Do they usually ask? TC: 🥜
So so frustrated with the job market right now. Got laid off in April and still unable to land anything. Let alone a job, it’s even hard to get interviews and go past the HM screen. Completely baffled at what do, and getting anxious about the unconscious bias in Hiring Teams about gap in the resume....Read more
How should I handle this? It’s from a combination of unemployment and switching careers. Currently I’ve listed all my most relevant experience. #recruiting
I had to leave my job in June last year because of work authorization expiration and I just received my new authorization. My resume shows that I am unemployed from June 2023. For someone looking at my resume, it looks like I was not getting hired from June 2023 due to incompetence, but the reason i...Read more
I left my job last year due to a variety of reasons (not ideal industry, parent dealing with cancer in a different country, hadn’t visited long distance friends and relatives in over a decade, etc.) and at the time felt it to be the best thing for me. I still don’t regret it per se, but the timing o...Read more
I have an experience of more than 9 years all in Data Science. I am fed up in my current role. The manager gives me shitty work which does not leave me with any time to prepare for some other job. Mental health and work life balance have taken a hit. If I will leave my job to prepare well for job in...Read more
Hello all, I worked for a year at a company . Then had a gap of 3 years due to personal reasons . After that, working with current company for 2.5 years. In case I want to make a switch, does the past gap years affect my chances for a better opportunity ? How do I show that on my resume? Any way I ...Read more
Do companies care about gaps in resume? I was at a job for 3 months and left proactively before a layoff (non tech) to move to a big name retail company in HR. I am 7 months in and completely miserable with a toxic boss. The boss talks down to me all the time, micromanages me, and the culture is no...Read more
Hi everyone, so I got laid off from Shopify in May. In June I found a contract role at a company for much less TC than Shopify. I stuck with it while I kept applying and received an offer for a new role starting in August which I accepted. Now in my resume it would show that I worked at Shopify til...Read more
I was laid off in Dec. ‘22 and given the market situations, I’m still looking for opportunities. I’ve been in the industry for 15+ years and this is by far the worst market conditions I’ve seen. I need some advice on how can I put a positive spin on the gap thus far? pls advice.
I am planning on quitting without another offer lined up. Will that look bad? I will probably take a few months of gap to travel.
I've got 5 YOE (2 at Google currently) and am thinking of taking some rest (1 year MIN, 2 year MAX). I wonder how bad it is going to look on my resume when I start to recruiting after the break. Also, is it possible to come back to Google without interview ? Thanks ! 2023 TC in my comp letter: 3...Read more
TL;DR: Should I be honest and explain the failure of my projects, and that the time was used primarily for self-improvement #leetcode? Is it best to form some sort of 1-person company/fill-in with "freelancer"? I've got about a year gap on my resume where I've taken time to do personal projects (wh...Read more
I was laid off recently and it will be a few weeks (if not months) before I find another job. Is it a good idea to form a LLC (in consulting or investments or personal projects) so that my resume wil not have any long gaps? I am in CA and will have to file the paperwork here. I am not sure of actua...Read more
Basically I had got physically hurt last year and had to took a few months off for it. I was pretty burnt out from the whole recovery process and left my job after the break, which was about a year ago. I am currently starting to apply/interview again. Admittedly, I could have returned to work a lot...Read more
Pretty bored of software engineering and would like to try my luck at starting a business, the risk seems fun and I'm still pretty young (mid 20s). Business will be non tech so experience won't be relevant if I fail and have to come back. I estimate the gap will be around 1-2 years. I'm pretty good ...Read more