Explaining Your Layoff to a Job Recruiter
Before the economic crisis, having a gap on your resume may have sent up a red flag. Employers wanted to know the reason for these gaps in employment and some resources say you should always account for those gaps in your resume by outlining what you did with the time you weren’t working.
With the turn of events our country has taken and the resulting recession and economic crisis, layoffs have become more common place than they were just a few short years ago. It’s not a unique experience now when an employer comes across a resume that has some sort of gap in employment history. These should still be explained but the manner in which you do so can either hurt you or help you.
Discussing your employment and non-employment time-lines can be a bit daunting but Wall Street Journal has posted an article that gives some good pointers on how to approach this very topic. Click here to read the article.