Filling in the Gaps on Your CV
If your CV have a few gaps, then fear not.
With a little foresight and some clever thinking, these gaps can be a positive force in your CV.
Employers will want to employ you providing they are convinced that you are the right person for the job.
Don't let the gaps on your CV give your prospective employer a reason to fail an otherwise good candidate.
As long as you deal with the situation in an honest manner, this should not lessen your chances at all.
You may have gaps in your CV for any number of reasons.
You decided to give your Career a Break We all need them from time to time and the benefits these breaks can bring to your career should not be regarded as wasted time at all.
Taking time to be away from work can benefit your organisational skills and help you to become a better communicator.
If you have spent time abroad, then any languages you may have learned will be a benefit to your CV.
Time away for Family Commitments looking after family members, your children, dealing with bereavement or maternity leave are all essential reasons to take time away from your career.
Employers generally accept these as valid reasons for gaps in your CV and will not normally hold this against you.
If they do, then you probably would not want to work for them anyway.
Displaying your caring side, even if it puts caring for family before work, shows an inner strength that employers generally admire.
Unemployment As these hard times remind us, sometimes there just aren't any jobs out there.
This happens more often than you may think, but as long as you put a positive spin on this experience you can avoid being labelled as lazy or unmotivated.
Never use excuses like "never got the right opportunity", or "the available jobs did not suit me" as this could lead employers to think that you had a chance for work but didn't.
It is usually allowed to put in only the rough months you were employed.
This means that you can conceal up to eight weeks away from work without drawing any attention to the gaps.
If you left a job on December 1st and started your next job on January 29th, just list the dates as ending in 'December' and starting in 'January '.
You should always avoid blatant lies when explaining gaps in your CV in case your employer does some background checking on you.
Employers will not tolerate being lied to, no matter how qualified you are.
One applicant I knew explained away a gap in her CV saying that she was volunteering in South America for a year, but was later found to have been on welfare for a year.
Although she may have been selected for the role, her chances were gone after this was found out.
In the end all employers want is for the candidate to be reliable and show commitment to the job.
A gap in your CV can be a positive.
With a little foresight and some clever thinking, these gaps can be a positive force in your CV.
Employers will want to employ you providing they are convinced that you are the right person for the job.
Don't let the gaps on your CV give your prospective employer a reason to fail an otherwise good candidate.
As long as you deal with the situation in an honest manner, this should not lessen your chances at all.
You may have gaps in your CV for any number of reasons.
You decided to give your Career a Break We all need them from time to time and the benefits these breaks can bring to your career should not be regarded as wasted time at all.
Taking time to be away from work can benefit your organisational skills and help you to become a better communicator.
If you have spent time abroad, then any languages you may have learned will be a benefit to your CV.
Time away for Family Commitments looking after family members, your children, dealing with bereavement or maternity leave are all essential reasons to take time away from your career.
Employers generally accept these as valid reasons for gaps in your CV and will not normally hold this against you.
If they do, then you probably would not want to work for them anyway.
Displaying your caring side, even if it puts caring for family before work, shows an inner strength that employers generally admire.
Unemployment As these hard times remind us, sometimes there just aren't any jobs out there.
This happens more often than you may think, but as long as you put a positive spin on this experience you can avoid being labelled as lazy or unmotivated.
Never use excuses like "never got the right opportunity", or "the available jobs did not suit me" as this could lead employers to think that you had a chance for work but didn't.
It is usually allowed to put in only the rough months you were employed.
This means that you can conceal up to eight weeks away from work without drawing any attention to the gaps.
If you left a job on December 1st and started your next job on January 29th, just list the dates as ending in 'December' and starting in 'January '.
You should always avoid blatant lies when explaining gaps in your CV in case your employer does some background checking on you.
Employers will not tolerate being lied to, no matter how qualified you are.
One applicant I knew explained away a gap in her CV saying that she was volunteering in South America for a year, but was later found to have been on welfare for a year.
Although she may have been selected for the role, her chances were gone after this was found out.
In the end all employers want is for the candidate to be reliable and show commitment to the job.
A gap in your CV can be a positive.
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