On the resume in between jobs, what is the longest gap period that I can have without them questioning about it?

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Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

I capture my resume in terms of years not month and year, so no one notices.

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You can always say the gap is because you wanted a covid mental break

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Depends on total YoE. For someone with not more than 5 YoE -
<= 3 months: none
3-6 months: maybe
> 6 months: likely

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You’re not between jobs, you are currently independently consulting and/or working at (insert company you just created an S-corp for) with a few others.

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Additionally, you are on a “personal sabbatical” and cite some enlightenment stuff.

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3 months

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Honestly, as long as you can speak to it shouldn’t be an issue.

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Had 5 month gap in between my first and second job (9/15/17-2/15/18) Once I got my second job no one really cared about the gap and has never came up since during interviews.

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This is a good point. Starts mattering less if it’s in the distant past.

As someone currently in between jobs - anything less than 6months wont raise any questions. Also, if you are an “independent consultant” then no one really questions anything.

Lastly, I think its sad that people need to ask. We should normalize career breaks. I shouldn’t have to justify why I took a couple of months off because I dont want to grind 24/7 until I retire.

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