Explaining a Résumé Gap

My article for the April 2021 issue of PRSA Strategies & Tactics is now available. It is not uncommon to have an employment gap in your background from a time that you were unemployed. This gap may be wide enough to be very noticeable on your résumé. Perhaps you took family leave to welcome a new child into your life, or maybe you needed to care for an ill loved one. There could have been an economic crisis that hit the job market hard and made your search much longer than you would have liked. You could have taken time off to complete a degree, or maybe you tried to start a business that didn’t end up working out for you. If you approach your résumé gap in an appropriate, honest and ethical way, it will become part of your story, and not just another red flag to potential employers. Read more here.