Anyone have (or had) a resume gap of >4 months? How did you explain it during interviews?

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Say you were on a mission trip to Africa helping poor children

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I don’t have a legitimate reason beyond I simply just wanted the time off after being burnt out in previous role but I haven’t been upskilling either. Just chilling for the most part, so worried that I’ll be perceived as a red flag.

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Yeah man, this is a good answer

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No but a good answer is “after taking X position, I realized my background and experiences didn’t match the progress I decided to move into, because of this I relocated myself to where a position that reflected more of an aligned approach”… or something like that !

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4 month gap isn’t bad. Time for reflection, etc

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I had 8 month gap, no one ever questioned it

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Just give the years you worked at positions on your resume. There's no need to add the month.

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Call it a sabbatical.

But if you were actually in the pokey it will show up on the background check…

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Just say you left to pursue new opportunities and wanted to make sure the next one was the right fit for you, so you took your time to do that.

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