No, it doesn't matter. Most companies do not care about few months of gap. 
  
 I have taken 1+ year long gaps, and still found jobs after that. You just have to be able to explain the reasons for the gap, and show that you used the gap period in a useful manner for upskillng and doing certifications etc.  
  
 Also, approaching companies through employee referrals after a gap, helps a lot in getting interviews. Good luck!

Staff Engineer

May God help you! Everything will be fine, m in similar situation rn..

Software Developer

I am in a very difficult situation were i have to move back to my hometown due to family member's health constraints. As my company is not flexible with wfh

I am in a very difficult situation were i have to move back to my hometown due to family member's health constraints. As my company is not flexible with wfh i have decided to resign and i am actively giving interview bt i dnt have 1 month left for my notice period to end. So my question is there are job in the market for data engineering but once i will start to have a carrer gap of 3 to 4 months will I be getting calls and if they get to know i have gap will interviews be scheduled? Any HRs here please help with whats the policy company follow for women in carrer gap of 4 to 6 months

Does carrer gap matters?

Does carrer gap matters?- Grapevine

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I am 26M with close to 3 years of work experience and a MBA from a tier 1 college. I make decent salary, however I am not really enjoying my job. I am also depressed from working very hard the past 5 years with graduation, Covid and job Etc. I just want to take a few months off and focus on my mental/physical health. I also want to prepare for Product roles and try out some business/freelancing ideas I have.

My concern is how Career gaps are treated like a stigma in the industry. Like what was the use of working so hard and getting qualifications, if I cannot take a few months in between jobs to focus on myself. Can someone help me get some perspective?

Is a career break really that bad in this country?

Project manager

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Hello, all i have a gap of  6 months, will it affect me to find jobs as i carry 1.5 year of experience causing me a lot of diffculties while getting shortlisted ? What should i do , feeling stressed ? 
I need your advice and if there is any opportunity for me i am open up for that, my tech tack is frontend development with using react, redux, vue js.

Layoff, employment gaps

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I got laid off and I have been getting rejected in my interviews a lot and want to take some time to work on my skills, is it a bad decision? 
My YOE is 3 years as a SWE

What do companies consider as a gap for 2-3 months bad?

Software Engineer

For some context: I have about 4.5 YoE & 3 years directly in product along with Master’s level qualification. Primarily have worked with early stage start ups and have experienced similar challenges in each so avoiding this segment and red flag companies (taking Glassdoor, ambition box reviews as the basis here)
But a few people/seniors are suggesting to consider any opportunity with any kind of company as the market is bad. 

So wanted some perspective on the risk of career gap on resume vs being stuck in a similar company and going through the same job search process maybe 6 months or a year down the line? What would be a better trade off? 

P.S: Currently I am able to focus on overall up skilling and whatever is needed to clear job interviews and have decent financial security & runway. 

Any advice/perspectives are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Affected by layoffs but being picky about next role

Product Manager

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I was working as Data Analyst but some personal I have to leave my job. Its been 3 years now. I want to come back.I have brush up my skills. But most of companies reject when they see the career gap.
What I can do which make me good candidate and get a job.

Career Gap

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I worked at company X from 2016-2021. Left March 2021, but the next thing I joined was in late 2022. Between that time, first I was preparing for Masters, got in, but ultimately decided to not go. It took 8 months as the market was really bad and I was unprepared.

Now, when I am looking to switch from current job, I have gotten a couple of queries around why the gap etc. I originally thought I will explain the situation but now to prevent getting filtered out in screening, is it okay to write company X tenure from March 2021 to March 2022, reducing the gap?

All help/inputs from experienced folks is appreciated 🙏🏽

Show higher tenure on Resume?

I was laid off in mid June from a product based startup. Till now, I am unemployed. Will it effect me in getting a new job now?
Previous TC ~ 1 LPM

Please do let me know any opportunities requiring 1+ year exp in Backend development.

Will layoff gap effect?

Context- https://share.gvine.app/f9px4N8yWVNYJA1a9

Thanks to everyone who responded! I am super stressed cz of the situation and counting on the community because i’ve got nowhere else to turn to.

In my post, I mentioned that my relieving letter states the date as "Dec," as verbally communicated by my ex-employer. However, today when I requested the letter from HR, they went back on their words and they indicated it would show October to align with their records for audits which would otherwise create a discrepancy since my final settlement was in October.

Now, my resume states my experience until December, prompting questions during interviews about why I left in December. 
However, for background verification form that i had to urgently submit today, I listed my last working date as October because supporting docs will mention october only and i was out of time & options. 

1. Will this two-month discrepancy on my resume cause significant issues? Are the dates in resume and BGV form matched? If not, whats given more preference?

2. How do I explain the advance payment reflected in my payslip? If the new org comes to label it as severance pay, I lack evidence to prove otherwise, especially since my resignation was verbal.

3. Will my new manager come to know of the disparity between my resume and BGV data?

4. ⁠I need to provide last 3 months payslips and i told new HR I'm seeking payslips for November and December. Now, My ex-employer can't provide them as well since payment was earlier. How do I cover up and offer payslips to HR for Aug-Sep-Oct instead? How do I explain the Oct payslip discrepancy mentioned in point 3?

Thank you again everyone, and i advance. Looking forward to a way out from this mess🙏🏻

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