How does everyone explain a gap in their resume? Are you honest, or do you try to fudge the truth to make yourself look better? Because I have an 18-month gap on my resume and I've been pretending like I've spent that working as a freelance contractor instead of being upfront. Not sure how many hiring managers are buying it.

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I always say it was a long bathroom break.

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"Oh that? That's when I was busy staring into the corner of a shack in the woods like the Blair Witch"

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Maybe I willingly took time off to care for a young and terminal family member. Who’s to say?

I wouldn’t worry about it or bring it up unless they ask. No one’s expecting an uninterrupted perfect resume - life, kids, all sorts of circumstances happen.

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