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Hallelujah!! The thunderc*** is gone
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Don’t. If I can spend a year as a stay at home dad then working at Walmart after being a college mathematics professor and then get a job in consulting I think you will be fine.
Use the time to upskill. Learn python, genAI, guardrails, prompt engineering. Sell the gap as a blessing in disguise that allowed you to do some serious learning you wouldn’t normally get otherwise.
The next prospective employer to run a background check is likely to revoke their offer when they see you falsified dates. It's not worth it. Anyone being a jerk to candidates who have been laid off in the last few years given the market conditions is the actual problem. Don't read that much into it, and keep it honest. Good luck out there.
Do consulting on the side for non profits, focus on adding value even if pro bono. Opt for resume worthy projects.
Create an LLC , help that fill the gap
This!
Keep it honest! Given the contagion of layoffs in the past few years, nobody will be that freaked out by something like that. But playing fast and loose with hard dates that can be checked is likely to work against you. If you're uncomfortable with the empty time, do some volunteer work or pick up some freelance gigs or whatever. But don't fudge any dates.
As D1 said, it will show up in a background check. While I don’t think they will revoke the offer, the background agency will report on the discrepancies and you will be asked to explain them and maybe even provide redacted W2s if claimed full-time.
One tip I heard from a recruiter. Keep or change your last job on LinkedIn end date to current as you will be filtered out of LinkedIn Recruiter searches.