Explain a Career Gap
A recruiter questions a 12-month gap in your resume.
Who you face
Claire Morgan
Senior Recruiter
Skeptical, looking for hesitation.
“I want to talk about the gap between 2023 and last summer. What happened there?”
The opening line is fixed. Everything after it depends on what you say.
What you have to get done
- 1Take ownership of the gap
- 2Explain what you learned
- 3Rebuild confidence in your profile
An objective counts only when a judge can quote the line where you hit it. Nothing is credited on impression.
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How to explain a career gap in an interview
Recruiters do not reject gaps. They reject answers that move. Here is the version that survives being asked twice.
Practise the conversation, not the answer
Rehearsed answers collapse the moment someone interrupts. What actually transfers is handling the turn you did not plan for.
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