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How to explain gaps in your work history?

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Question ajoutée par Muhammad Moeen Bhatti , Cluster Incharge , Premier DLC - A project of Beaconhouse Group
Date de publication: 2015/08/04
Duncan Robertson
par Duncan Robertson , Strategy Consultant , Duncan Robertson Consultancy

Never leave a gap, they hate that.  If you have a gap, don't attempt (and fail) to hide it.  Write "career break".  You can expect to be asked what it was for, but it's really only a serious problem if it was something really bad.  Find something positive to say about it.  You are allowed to be a little bit vague: for example, if you were caring for an elderly relative you can just say that, you don't need to give details.   If you were in prison and the employer is going to check if you have a criminal record, then when you are asked tell the truth, but add something good.  "I made a mistake and paid my debt to society, and I learned firstly not to make such a mistake again and secondly, how to get on with sometimes quite difficult people under pressure."

Alina Eyyubova
par Alina Eyyubova , Organizational Development Manager , SOCAR Downstream

No need to make easy things complicated. Be honest, and show it as your main advantage. Interviewer is not a software it is a human with the same problems as yours. Just don't mix honesty with simplicity. Remember that you should explain your gaps, not justify yourself.

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