How much do gaps in resumes bother you? If I go forward with the candidate and ask about the gap, there's almost always a reasonable explanation about the gap, but I still find myself slightly unsettled by work gaps. How do you treat them? Unbothered or not?

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it doesn’t really bother me. People have lives. They have sick parents, they get pregnant, companies lay people off, their spouse gets another job and they move there are so many reasons for gaps.

I am much more bothered by a bunch of short stints.

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i got laid off 3 times .. i wouldn’t worry about a gap or short time period. first laid off was during pandemic then.. 1 was budget cuts, and recent own was a major reorg . i’m craving stability in a role and company . especially if for all roles i moved for each of them to different states

Completely unbothered considering the current employment market.

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Yeah, it doesn't bother me at all. I have my own. I think it could be a sign of good work-life boundaries and a sense of resilience to return to the workforce. It doesn't always have to be a negative.

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I don't work in the hiring side so it's not that I have a say in this, but it really shouldn't matter right? Candidates have multiple different reason, esp these days, for why they have periods of time where they couldn't work. I think it's only fair

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nope, i might be curious enough to ask about it but i don't see it as a huge red flag unless they've been out of the industry for years and years

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