Is it okay to take some break say for 1 or 2 months in your career?
I am 3 years experienced person working in Infosys for 3.9 L.PA.
I am feeling too depressed and lost as i am serving my notice which ends in next 20 days.
And i am rushing to giving interviews which are in line and even appeared some recently. But i dont know if i want to do this.
PS.- I started giving interviews just a week back so i dont have that much strong preparation

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Someone in the family had a major surgery and you needed to be with them through the recovery phase. Your firm did not support an extended leave so you had no choice but to resign.

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Sabbatical leaves are totally normal in this day and age. I took a 2 year sabbatical right after graduate school. During job applications after I decided to get back in the workforce, I told recruiters I used the time to volunteer and give back to my community. I had some volunteer activities I did in between and I was able to get a job at a top tier investment bank. I’ve been working there for the past two years!

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It makes sense . But downside is you need to answer regarding the reason behind the gap . Keep a strong reason and convey the same to HR usually 3 months of gap isn't much. But I really do believe you don't need to wait long to get a job in the present market scenario. TC.All the best

It’s not a big deal if there is a gap of 2 months! Just don’t tell them you were feeling depressed. Tell them you took up farming for a couple of months or had brother/sister marraige or some strong reason.

Don't worry much, try to stay in Infosys, if not possible come out, take time to prepare, you will get for sure. I experienced the same, if some company needs resource in short time, they will not bother much about gap.

Why you resigned without having a offer in hand?

I was working in a startup with 3.1 lpa with 3.5 YOE just 4 months ago.

I gave 10+ interviews and got 5 offer's, getting package as per market rate, 360% hike.

Still you have some time in your hand, give interviews man, you will get the offer.


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