5 Tips to Discuss Career Gaps On Your Resume & In An Interview | Indeed Career Tips

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Are you interested in kickstarting your job search but not quite sure how to explain any gaps in your career? Whether you've taken time off to start a family or were laid off, watch this video to ease some of your worries!
In our latest career tips video, Sinead will guide you on how to explain career gaps during an interview. In this step-by-step tutorial, you can rest assured that will offer some great ways to tackle interview questions related to this. Stick around until the end for a tips on formatting your resume when you have career gaps, too!
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Career Gaps 101
03:37 - Step #1: Explanation
03:59 - Step #2: Be honest
05:08 - Step #3: Fill the gap
08:42 - Step #4: Keep it brief
09:34 - Step #5: Practice
10:01 - Bonus Tip: Functional resume
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[@SusanWillful]

I've been away from my career for a decade for several reasons and have done a wide variety of things, only a handful of which are interesting. I love my profession and am so looking forward to getting back into it but have to admit I'm more than a little intimidated by the challenge of adequately explaining without writing a novel that no one wants to read! I am having a hard time imagining anyone wanting me with this gap, my age and the uncertainty of how well my advanced skills and abilities will be received/perceived. Hoping the next video about functional resumes will allay some of these concerns!

[@opinionatedobserver5788]

Subscribing because of Sinead! Miss watching her speak! She is always a vibrant as ever! 🥳🥳🥳

[@HadushGHagos]

Thank you for sharing these amazing tips.

[@jorgecanalesbarrera7090]

thank you very much for this

[@solimanalkirkit]

So amazing and powerful piece of advice!

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[@pavvy1967]

Sinead, you are Amazing! Thanks for this great Video.

[@sharongianacakos]

Loved the advice and the sweet young lady in the video. I feel more confident answering the question about the gaps in my resume. Thank you.

[@PankajTrivedi-q4k]

Excellent

[@devencareer]

Another WOW video, thanks to you and INDEED

[@Indeed]

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[@Reshu784]

Hi mam.. actually i got a gap in education...that means i discontinued my btech in first year ..and i joined bca(data science) i got one year gap..how can I say this in interview?

[@AlessandraLioness]

Does this work even for education??? With Covid and life things that I needed to fix on a personal level before finally finding my right education that allowed me to get my degree with an international program of one year for fashion styling with Elle.

[@edwardsdee]

Do i explain on the cover letter? Or just wait for them to ask?

[@servantrose]

that's what I wanted to know

[@Superbustr]

How do you explain that you were fired due to a company employee workplace dispute? How do you explain to an employer that you haven't been employed for 3 years because you don't apply for enough jobs and can't find blue collar work? How do you get work when you cannot speak or write the languages of the country you live in and do not have the education for jobs available in the region?

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I find that “mind your own business” never works. Don’t say that.

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