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Overcoming an employment gap in order to get a job
Finding a dream job is not an easy job, more so when there are gaps in employment in your resume. Most employees are apprehensive regarding how to project an employment gap to a prospective employer. However, unforeseen events occur in everybody’s lives and it is a common fact for employees to have gaps on their resumes. It can be due to many reasons like, caring for a sick family member, own health issues, taking a sabbatical for pursuing higher education or being laid off. It is very important never to lie on your resume as employers verify work history and if you put wrong information, it would be found out sooner than later. As a jobseeker one should always be in a position to explain an employment gap. Some tips to come up with a convincing reason for explaining gaps in resumes are mentioned below – Use Dates to Cover up the Gap – When putting dates you do not need to list the month/year if you were in a job for more than a year. For example – you could say 2014 to 2017 in
