Why is there a gap in your employment.
In this video, I will talk about whether this is something important that you should be
worried about.
And how to justify the gap in your employment.
THE CAREER MASTERY INTRO So, is the gap in your employment really important?
The short answer is Yes.
In fact, it’s probably more important than you think.
It’s in fact a major problem.
It’s one of those things that just kill so many opportunities before you even know
about it.
Let me explain why I had to say that.
See, in an ideal world Hiring Managers, like myself, wouldn’t really care much about
it.
For me it’s all about skills, relevant experience, and character traits.
Fairly simple.
Even if you have a 2 year gap in your resume, as long as you have enough relevant experience
and skills that are still fresh, there is no reason why I would care at all.
And this is not just my opinion I know most of my colleagues here at PwC Consulting share
the same view with me.
But this is what is important; we are hiring managers, we are actual practicing management
consultants hiring for the role.
We are not HR.
Now, that’s where the problem is.
HR unfortunately eliminiates a lot of resumes if there is a major gap in the employment
record.
The reasons are two fold 1) They want to impress the hiring managers
with the profiles they present.
Right?
So, they don’;t want to take a chance on someone who is unemployed and potentially
lost all the skills 2) Because you have been unemployed for a
long time, they think that you must have attended all these interviews and failed them.
So, if you are unemployed for a year, then they think ok you must have had at least 20
interviews and you failed them all.
Otherwise, why would you be unemployed?
Even if you justify it in your resume somehow, they still most of the time don’t need to
take that chance.
They actually don’t have to take that chance because your resume is probably 1 in 1,000
resumes received for that role.
So, what happen?
This is what happens, your resume gets reviewed by the HR and immediately trashed.
They won’t have the need to even get in touch with you to ask “hey why is there
such a gap”.
Immediately, trashed.
Then they make an analogy, and consider you as almost unemployable.
So, what to do then.
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We still have to finish this topic.
So, what to do.
In this case, we have 2 scenarios.
Scenario 1) Your resume goes directly to Hiring manager.
In this case, I strongly suggest you be as honest as you can be.
Maybe you cared for your family member, raised a family, or even travelled around the world.
These are awesome qualities.
It will only give you symphaty points for hiring manager.
Scenario 2) HR.
If you know that your resume is going to be seen by HR.
Then, here is what I would do if I were in your situation.
Just so we are clear I am not suggesting you do this, but I am merely saying that this
is what I would do.
You know that your resume goes in chronological order right from the most recent to oldest.
So, that last record of employment, you know from this date to this date; I would just
leave the end date blank.
I wouldn’t say “present” but I wouldn’t put the end date either.
By this way, you know that some 22 year old HR right of college won’t eliminate your
CV because of that gap.
Ok, I understand this is a bit unethical.
But hey, if it’s between “a bit unethical” and “proper healthcare”, I will choose
proper healthcare any day of the week…
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