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Thanks for all of the replies. I'm going to leave last month off my CV.. err.. contractor profile, and see how I get on this week.
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Originally posted by Wanderer View PostI've gone walkabout and put gaps of 7. 9 and 12 months on my CV and I had a ball doing all of those breaks, you just need a reasonable explanation of what you were doing - just make sure it sounds constructive!
1 month off? That's called a "holiday". You don't have to work your self 24/7 you know. Don't even bother trying to explain it.
I have heard some pimps do that.
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Oct 2008 – Apr 2009 Career Break
Travel to California, South America and Australia.
The exact wording on my CV. I have not struggled to find work since.
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostDon't worry about it for the moment - a 1/2/3 month gap is acceptable given the current market. Not sure what the upper limit would be before agents would start questioning suitability - other posters may be able to advise.
1 month off? That's called a "holiday". You don't have to work your self 24/7 you know. Don't even bother trying to explain it.
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Originally posted by MaryPoppins View PostI do find it frustrating that contractors are questioned at ALL about CV gaps. My two gaps are 1. out of choice and then 2. maternity leave. Beyond proving I wasn't in prison during those times, I don't feel it's anyone's business why I have gaps. I'm a contractor FFS.
Rant over, and in conclusion, don't worry about a gap like that.
As for a month don't worry about it.
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Originally posted by kaiser78 View PostDon't worry about it for the moment - a 1/2/3 month gap is acceptable given the current market. Not sure what the upper limit would be before agents would start questioning suitability - other posters may be able to advise.
Seriously half of agents who question it do it so they know that if the client asks you at interview you have a good reason for it. So if they ask you tell them the truth. You may find that the client has gone to the places you have been as well.
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**** that! A break of a month is neither here nor there. And if prospective clients ask you to explain the gap just tell them you run your own business!
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I do find it frustrating that contractors are questioned at ALL about CV gaps. My two gaps are 1. out of choice and then 2. maternity leave. Beyond proving I wasn't in prison during those times, I don't feel it's anyone's business why I have gaps. I'm a contractor FFS.
Rant over, and in conclusion, don't worry about a gap like that.
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostI've just taken a holiday for a whole month and I'm now back on the contract hunt. The holiday wasn't a relaxing sun and sand hoiliday, it was more of a travelling and exploration trip, and I think of it more as a mini sabattical.
Does anyone put this kind of thing on their CV rather than leaving an unexplained gap? or am I just making a fuss about nothing? I'm just paranoid about agents thinking I've been unplaceable for a whole month.
Thanks,
CS
Don't worry about it for the moment - a 1/2/3 month gap is acceptable given the current market. Not sure what the upper limit would be before agents would start questioning suitability - other posters may be able to advise.
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Long holidays and CVs
I've just taken a holiday for a whole month and I'm now back on the contract hunt. The holiday wasn't a relaxing sun and sand hoiliday, it was more of a travelling and exploration trip, and I think of it more as a mini sabattical.
Does anyone put this kind of thing on their CV rather than leaving an unexplained gap? or am I just making a fuss about nothing? I'm just paranoid about agents thinking I've been unplaceable for a whole month.
Thanks,
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