When it comes to your resume, it’s important to take care of your gaps. And not just any gaps—gaps that are particularly important or valuable.

For example, if you’ve been out of work for 6 months and have a gap in your employment history that is due to medical leave due to a serious illness, it might be best to explain this in detail on your resume rather than simply leaving it out.

Gaps can also be used to highlight skills that you have developed since losing your job as an employee. If you were a manager at a previous job, for example, and lost that position when the company cut back on staff, you could explain how you learned new skills while working at an independent contractor position and use them as examples on your resume.

This is especially true if the skills are related to those that were important during your employment at the previous role—for example, learning how to do customer service when working with customers directly and then using that knowledge when working with clients over email or phone calls.

In summary: Gaps are useful for explaining what kind of experience you have that would benefit a prospective employer, but they should never be used as filler text or as a place where.

1.Don’t be ashamed to admit that you’ve been unemployed, no matter how long.

2.If you say that you’re a “self-starter,” prepare for an onslaught of questions about what that means.

3.Break down your gaps into categories—for instance, “gaps in my professional experience” or “gaps in my education.”

4.Think about what skills you’d need to do the job and how much time those skills would take to develop.

5.Don’t try to hide gaps in your work history! If someone asks why you’ve had gaps in your work history, tell them honestly and clearly, instead of making up excuses or trying to pretend they don’t exist (this is especially important if they’re asking about a gap that’s been publicly discussed).