I got laid off when my company downsized its sales team, and it's been 10 weeks of solid networking and interviewing. I've completed two sales training programs during this time. Should I be concerned about how this gap looks, or do recruiters expect some downtime after layoffs?

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Don't be concerned with gaps.. You just have to be confident when explaining about it, and that's alright. You have a great explanation already. Congrats on solid networking, that's killer!

Honestly, I think you are in a great position. Ten weeks is not a long gap, and you’ve been networking and training the whole time. When I was job hunting earlier this year, a recruiter told me they care more about momentum and results than the exact timeline between jobs.

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