1. How to Explain Gaps in Employment 2. A Solid Plan to Explain Gaps in Employment 3. Four Good Reasons for Employment Gaps Key Takeaway About Zety’s Editorial Process Scroll back to the top Got gaps in employment? You’re probably terrified. Whatever it was: raising your children, going...
Learn about the different types of gaps in employment and the best way to explain each type of scenario during an interview.
Explaining gaps in employment is really just about knowing what reasons are okay to share, and which ones you should tell a white lie about or not share. And then being upfront and comfortable with your answer. These are all good sample reasons for having a gap in employment: Caring for ...
Life is messy and there are a multitude of different reasons why you may find yourself explaining gaps in employment. Most obviously, you may have a gap of time between jobs, especially if you were laid off or terminated for cause. Other reasons can include attending full-ti...
Despite a trend towards greater equality in our societies, the convergence of the gender gap in job quality is not clear. On the one hand, universalist theories share the view of a convergence of job quality across countries and employment systems due to similar changes in the nature of work...
4. Medical Reasons Sometimes a gap in employment occurs from a medical issue or an illness. While you don’t need to go into great detail, you can simply say that you had to take some time off for health and wellbeing, but you’re now ready to tackle a new role. 5. Family Similar...
While you should be honest about your work history where it applies in the interview process, Kirkinis does not advise adding job gaps to your resume. “My advice is to try not to have employment gaps on a resume whenever possible. It’s very likely that you were doing something during ...
Although it is easy to give plausible reasons for why more women than menmay decide not to want work, it is not so obvious why, once they have decided they want a job, women insome countries are less likely to be in employment than men. This is the subject of this paper. We show...
finds that gender differences in commuting time are only observable when spouse/partner presence and parenthood interact (i.e., in couple households with children). The Labor Market Structures Hypothesis argues that women take shorter trips because they are constrained by part-time employment and low...
Be confident and own your employment gap, experts say. Have faith in your experiences and abilities, and be unapologetic about your employment gap, says Levitt. “It’s about the story you tell of your career journey,” she says. Whether it is on your resume or in an interview, talk abo...