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I had a 4 month gap in 2016 and have it as “unemployed - stay at home dad”

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Depends on the reason, but any decent recruiter or hiring manager will question it and may not even get to the point of asking you just because of it, so I’d probably put something in my LinkedIn and objective of resume, brief but clear. I have no idea who asks for or reads cover letters anymore though, I certainly don’t.

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I like it. Gaps/transitions are always one of the first places the eye gravitates to. Keep the description short and sweet (ie parental leave, travel, etc).

On LinkedIn you can do it by year and leave off month.

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