HOW TO EXPLAIN CAREER GAP

Resume Reach First
4 min readApr 14, 2021

Have you ever been in a situation wherein your interview is going too well and you are checking all the boxes which the employer wants, and you are about to touch down and make that final victory statement that will make your employer go AWWW!
Just before that happens employer does ask you about the career gap and the reason for it?
That question might intimidate you? you are caught off guard and that brings your stress level up and you start fumbling your words (we all have been there)!
So here in this article, we are discussing how to overcome the inevitable question of “Why there is a career gap?

BE HONEST AND BRIEF

Be Prepared every time that this is a sure question that you will be put up with. Therefore, be prepared with your pitch which should sound natural but at the same time, it should provide brief & clear details about your gap. It could be any of the several reasons, however, the fact is you should be honest about it, tell them the reason and clarify if any doubts they might have, but don’t over-communicate or keep hovering around the same point again & again. You need to find the right balance about what…

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