Gap In Employment

How do you explain a year gap in employment? People I know got laid off last March and are still looking.

Roblox xoIbor Mar 3

I know people who said they to got laid off and no one cared. Say you took a sabbatical. Say you built something and failed. Say you were laid off and took the time to just refocus. You’ll still get interviews.

Chewy gdsn4743 Mar 3

“I took some time after I got laid off to focus on some personal projects/development.”

Amazon zetr7 Mar 3

Same. Following

Walmart pWmj41 Mar 3

Following

Pure Storage nkotbsb Mar 3

Failed startup 😏

Amazon esHn36 Mar 3

Upskilling. I spent 7 months out of tech learning a new skill. The skill was farming with my grandpa and dad but I didn't mention what.

Cisco sancisco Mar 3

People seem to have gotten jobs especially who have experience. For new grads or just 1-2 years of experience, it took longer. Many got laid off in last year march but no one returned to India as per my knowledge. So highly likely they all got

Amazon Smoking123 Mar 4

my understanding nowadays, even if there wasn’t a recession, no one cares.