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Resume Tips: Don’t Leave Gaps in Your Resume (Unless You Must)

Dates on resumes are an interesting thing. They usually show two key indicators:

  • Job hopping: dates that show you have job ADD; you don’t stay longer than a year or two at one company; and
  • No job: dates that show you are unemployed or were.

Unemployment isn’t a crime, especially not in this economy. But you will need a good explanation for what you’ve been doing since then. If you’re freelancing or contracting during the gap, I’d put that down. Even if it isn’t a stunning job, it shows you’re still maintaining your ambition and skills while you seek a new gig.

As for job hoppers, well, check out the article, Strategically Tweak Your Resume Dates… (via Lifehacker), for tips.

Bonus link: Treat Negotiation as a Right to Overcome Haggling Hangups

~ by bryan on October 17, 2009.

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