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Gaps In Resume
- Gaps in resume 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: 🥜
- Do gaps in resume look bad? 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.
- Best way to fill in a resume gap? 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
- Gap in Resume - to take a break and explore Would it be acceptable if we had a 4-5 month gap in resume to take a break from work and join back the tech industry? Planning to take some time off and explore something on my own..also switch jobs. First time posting here, plz be nice. EDIT: TC: 345K, YoE: 11
- Gap in resume work experience is happening. What can I do? In the past 6 months I’ve been interviewing for many DS, ML, SFE positions. Many to their onsite step but couldn’t get any offer. Recently, my small startup company leaders decided to take a different route and focus on selling the company. So they layed me off to save their money! Now, due to some
- Will recruiters consider gap in resume before rolling out an offer? Hey blinders, I am in a bit of a pickle and need your advice. I got an offer from Microsoft and another company B(masking to retain anonymity). I have accepted both the offers but I prefer joining Microsoft(better pay and wlb and benifits). B's joining date is in two weeks from now but Microsoft re
- How to justify gap in resume- time taken to prepare for interviews? Hi Blind peeps! Thinking of quitting and then studying for interviews as it is mentally taxing for me to manage both work and studies. Is 6 months gap tough to justify? Can I say I needed time to study- will that sound odd? Thanks in advance for any inputs you have!
- If I take a break of few months (3-5) will the gap in my resume be a turn off for future employers? Without going into too much of a rant, basically my therapist says I have depression anxiety and adhd due to work related stress plus life and relationship stress. He said I would benefit from some time off from work to help my mind get better. My performance at work is atrocious for the past year.
- Background Checks Does your company’s background check look into your resume gaps (and if so, how do they do so)? I worked 7 months at a company to get me through financially during the pandemic but it’s irrelevant experience and quite frankly I hated that time there so don’t want to touch upon it during interviews.
- Can I post my resume for review I have 7 years of experience but hardly make any interviews, moreover I am a self taught frontend engineer, currently doing a masters in computer science. I have gaps in my cv and failed startups . May I post the cv here for feedback? Edit: adding resume
- vote Should I leave a 1 month gap on my resume? Title says it all. Got an offer from FANG. I want to take a month break, already quit my job. Would it make sense to start in march and have a 1 month gap on my resume? (FEB will be the gap and my resume currently has no gaps) TC 360k
- Planning to take a break from work for LC Is it advisable? How do I explain the gap in resume?
- vote Have you ever left a company in less than 6 months? Have you ever left a company you joined in less than 6 months? If so, did you include the company on your resume when you were interviewing? If so, how did you explain your reasoning for leaving in such a short period? If not, how did you explain the gap of time on your resume? #tech #softwareengin
- Break I’m planning to quit my job and take a break from work for a few months to have some sanity. Will probably come back recharged and find a new job. Is it really bad to have a gap in the resume? L4, 160K without stocks #depression #mentalhealth #break
- How to address pip situation to future employer? My boyfriend got pipd and left Amazon in January. He hasn’t yet found a job. How should he address this gap in his resume to future employers?
- vote What is an acceptable amount of time to work at a company to include it in your resume? It seems if you've only worked 3 months at a company before leaving, you should not include it in your resume. what is the minimal amount of a working period that would be acceptable to include in your resume? Does it change if that company is a FAANG company? Please keep in mind that for the amou
- How long is the minimum to stay at a job to include in resume? How much time is the minimum (if there is one) to include the employment in the resume. I see so many people here left their companies voluntary or involuntary after 5-6 months and I was wondering if you include your employment in the resume and if not how do you explain the gap? #tech TC: 170k
- What does the google hiring committee evaluate apart from feedback ? I don’t have a degree in core cs and have a work gap in my resume. Would that have any bearing on the decision ? @Google
- Lied in background check On my resume I added an additional 1-2 months of experience for most of my roles, mostly to fill in gaps. Will this be an issue during background checks?, especially at companies like FAANG
- Company Tier list for Resume Throwing some names out for a company tier list. This is based on how good the individual companies are to have on your resume. I will edit the post to update with comments feedback. I’m just seeding with a few to get the conversation started any comment with above average likes will be incorporated
- What does Jane Street look for? Hey everyone, I’ve applied to Jane Street online in the past and didn’t pass the resume screen so I’m curious on what skills or attributes they look for in experienced hires so I can try to see where my gaps were. For context: I have experience as an ML engineer at Twitter where I worked on the hom
- job break I am thinking of moving to India and taking a break and then look for a job there. is it difficult to find a job in India when there is a gap in resume? how many months gap is acceptable. I have 6+ years of dev experience. I also want to some other role with lesser stress.
- Handling A Gap of 2 yrs My friend had a gap of 2 years since his last job. He wants to apply again but isn’t getting much calls. How to handle this gap in resume and questioning to get a job. He was going through personal issues during this time period and didn’t do anything at that time. Please advise.
- How bad is a 4.5 months' career gap? As the title suggests, how harmful is it or what uncomfortable situations do you need to face in the future due to a 4.5 mo career gap on the resume?
- Resume advice - Career Gap A friend of mine was attending grad school with me. But she didn't start her career right away as she wanted to focus on new born baby. Now, she is entering job market with 3-year gap on resume. While she was stay at home mom, she took some online courses to keep her skill active. But, her first tw
- 6 month umemployment gap took a 6 month break after i quit. is this a concern for Hiring manager that i didnt highlight that gap in my resume? Could that be taken as me lying on my resume? i signed offer letter but that offer letter is contigent upon a good background check. #engineering #offers #tech
- vote LinkedIn Influencer hate thread LinkedIn influencers have to be the cringiest BS I have ever seen. More cringe than Instagram, Reddit, Blind, and Tik Tok combined. So much self congratulation, especially by recruiters. I copied this one straight from LinkedIn ””” I interviewed a candidate with a resume gap of 1 year. His fathe
- Taking a break after having a child I’m planning to take a break for 8 months after my parental leave(which is around 4-5 months). No backup job plans since I’m not sure how much I can prepare in this time frame. Do these job gaps negatively impact the resume?
- Friend on Amazon dev list. Never come back? Close friend is in dev list in Amazon. It’s torture. He is applying in the middle of all this. Question is if he quits now can he come back to Amazon later. Also anyone has tips on what to tell future employers about why he is not at Amazon anymore? What would a gap in resume look like?
- Do people care about large career gaps? I have a 7 year gap on my resume where my mental health was in the toilet. I have two yrs experience since resuming. Do people care? I have 2 yrs experience before the gap. Do I have 4 years experience or would most people only count the after? Trying to figure out where my TC should be is a pain.
- Good or bad to list a 4-month job experience at resume Got a layoff after 4-month in a startup. Wonder if I should list the 4-month job experience at my resume? If no, 4-to-6-month gap at my resume If yes, how to explain why my role was terminated in just 4 months? (my manager just told me that my impact in the 4 months is not big.) Appreciate any ad
- Should I list this unusual experience on resume I had a no-employment gap in my resume where I went to Central America to take psychedelics and meditate with native shamans for about a year, then traveled and hitchhiked around for another year. Worth putting on resume or will they think I'm batshit crazy? Aren't the Silicon Valley guys all taking
- vote Hiring Managers - Should I remove/minimize a WITCH from my resume ? I have 5 Years of experience with initial 3 of them in a WHICH. My work at WHICH was basically manual testing and any high-school graduate could do it. I was finally able to break that cycle and get in as an entry level SDE at Amazon and recently promoted to SDE 2. I am looking for new position now
- Re-enter job market after a long gap Asking for a friend. How do you enter job market after a long gap (immigration, kids etc)? In addition to practicing problems in LeetCode, do you have any suggestions on how to build resume, contact recruiters and get an interview? TC: 340K #engineering #software #swe #interview
- Got PIP'd from Amazon, unable to get interview calls.Should I tell I am still working there? Hi community, Reposting as my original post got deleted. I got PIP'd from Amazon in Q4 2021 and am unable to get interview calls while applying to new companies. I think the main reason for it is the 3 month career gap I have on my Resume? I know this is not ethical, but should I say I am still wo
- Mid-career sabbatical? Has anyone taken a year ‘off’? I want to leave my current job, but in looking for a new one it’s made me realize I want time off to pursue hobbies and other interests. Have you hired someone even though they have a gap? I’m concerned about the resume gap etc. I’ve been working for 20 yrs straight
- vote How much gap b/w jobs without affecting your job search? Hi, I have recently resigned from my job due to some unavoidable circumstances. I'm now looking to prepare for interviews full time & then switch company. I'm little worried about the gap i might have on my resume without being employed & its negative effect on my job search. TC - 37 YOE - 10 My
- Is it ok not to show some experience in your resume? I was just wondering if it is ok not to show few experiences in your resume? Would a gap look bad? I have recently switched a couple of companies where I just stayed for 2-3 months. I don’t want to show them on my resume as it might not look good. Would this be coined as concealing of facts during m
- Google HireRight background check I signed my offer and am now going through the HireRight background check. Do they check past employment exact dates? I may have stretched a few months on my resume to fill in gaps. How far back do they want? I've been working for over 20 years and some of the companies are out of business.
- vote Should I remove 3~4 months' work experience from my resume? I moved back to China to spend more time with my parents but I realized that I preferred life in the US and working for my current company was boring. So, I'm thinking of quitting my current company to start job hunting in the US.(I have US citizenship) In terms of engineer job search, Is it concer
- Getting back to work after a long time off My family member has a huge gap in his resume due to illness. He was been battling cancer for a few years. But he's beaten it and ready to get back to work. We are trying to figure out how to explain the missing time to prospective employers on his resume. Any advice here? Should we mention time
- Fed up and thinking of leaving software engineering Non traditional SWE. I am strongly contemplating leaving tech. I have a 1.5 year gap on my resume followed by 1.5 years at MS after which I got PIP. Another 8 month gap followed by a startup that went downhill. Joined another startup for 10 months and was just recently PIPed and given severance- the
- Been out doing my thing, looking to get back in finance after 1.5yrs i was laid off back in feb 2018. i decided to travel, volunteer, and manage my money full time. fast forward 1.5yrs--I'm kinda bored, and want to apply. my hurdle is how to get interviews with that gap on my resume? love to get your thoughts, strategies. thanks.
- Gap between jobs? How much time did you take off in between one FAANG job to another? I'm moving from Google to FB and the recruiter and hiring manager don't mind if I start in late August. Should I give notice to Google now and take the whole summer off? Does that create a weird resume gap? Other advice?
- Layoff while Pregnant Wife is currently pregnant and her company just underwent an acquisition which likely would result in layoffs. She’s concerned about have a gap in her resume but also don’t feel it’s right to find another job only to go on mat leave soon after(most likely won’t qualified for paid leave either) Any
- What would you do with mental problems? The point is that in tech, you need to be productive! Once you stop being productive for +3months, you are fired! What do you guys do when a problem hits you? Filing for disability and taking off even with 0 pay is practically not a possibility out of big tech! Can someone become homeless in such
- vote Apply before or after holidays? Just quit last month and am about to start applying for SWE. Should I start applying now and try to get all my interviewing in before the holidays, or wait until January? I’m not sure if a gap on my resume would affect my chances. Edit: I’m a US citizen and cost of living for 2 months w/o a job isn
- Resume Review Looking for a resume review. I have close to 2 YOE and I'm currently searching for remote software engineering/ iOS developer positions. I'm wondering if I should include my current stint as a graphic designer to explain what I do currently and not leave a gap in my work experience or leave it out s
- Any problem if I dont include a short job in my resume I have a short job experience, about 3 months. 1. If I dont include it at my LinkedIn and resume, is it a problem? For example, in my background check 2. If a recruiter asks why you have a gap, I just answer that I would have a personal break. Is it OK or a liar? TIA!
- vote Switched jobs and I REGRET it! I switched to a new company and in less than 2 months I am totally regretting it. My manager did not pitch the job correctly during the interview process. I went back to the job description and the actual job is not even close to the description. My manager and I have a huuugeeeeee communication ga