When it comes down to business, employers want to hire reliable people committed to their jobs. For this reason, most employers check for a progressive path through education and work and are sensitive to gaps in the resume of a potential employee. If such gaps remain unexplained, employers will often assume the worst. However, by offering positive explanations of the time spent away from work a job seeker may turn a gap into an asset and reassure an employer of their reliability and skill.
How a job seeker decides to explain gaps in his or her career depends, to a large degree, on the reason behind the gap. The key, however, is to keep it as positive as positive as possible. Whether the gap is due to a disability or another reason, the next 5 posts will contain strategies for effectively dealing with gaps in employment.
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