Gap in resume work experience is happening. What can I do?

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Dec 7, 2021 4 Comments

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 OPT visa complications, I have to get a job by January. Otherwise I have to be unemployed for several months until I get green card work permit (already under process).

I don’t know how bad an unemployment gap will be on my resume. I was thinking about working on personal projects or attending kaggle competition.

Is a gap on resume really bad???!

Anyone has a good recommendation on what I can do to make up for that?

I appreciate any help from the community here for figuring out my options 🙏
#layoff #jobsearch #datascience #MLE #resume #recruiter

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  • Danone
    iwno60

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    iwno60
    No such thing as a resume gap unless you make one. A resume is your marketing document.

    Firstly, I would only list years (not months) on my resume so that no such gap is visible.

    A second option would be to take on a contracting gig by next week (easy to get) so that you have income and are also employed, which you hunt for a full time job.

    The bigger the deal you make about such a “gap”, they more others will care. This is only a gap if you call it one….
    Dec 7, 2021 0
  • Google
    XfmP51

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    XfmP51
    No it’s not that bad as long as you are able to explain what you did in between. A better reason could be you wanted to take some break, were travelling, wanted to focus on a hobby for a few months or just working on a side project away from corporate life. Don’t lie but have some reason loosely connected to what you did in addition to the prep and the interviews.
    Dec 7, 2021 0
  • Personal projects, learning something new all valid gap fillers. Nothing to worry
    Dec 7, 2021 0
  • New / Admin
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    Apply for Hasura. They are a growing company and hiring like crazy.
    Dec 7, 2021 0