Best Options To Bridge Employment Gap

Employment gap on a resume is something that all working professionals try to avoid. But sometimes circumstances result in you having to leave your job before you can take up another one or maybe the gap between your graduation and the first job looks too stark. Thinking of searching for a job can seem like a nightmare but it doesn’t have to be as there are ways in which you can turn the situation in your favour. Find out how.

Teaching

You may be out of the corporate rat race but you can put your skills to good use by teaching others. Depending on how much time you have on your hands and if money is an issue, you can take up teaching at a nearby institute or opt for teaching in temporary camps. Later, you can even continue with teaching alongside your job to stay abreast with all the latest happenings in the industry.

Social Work

There’s nothing better than working for the society when you are trying to figure out what to do next. It takes your mind off of all the confusion in your life and if done with the right organisation, also earns you a lifetime certificate of volunteering which projects you as a person who can be counted on to arrange events, manage projects and so on.

Freelancing

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Leaving a job because of medical reasons, family, money issues or any other reason can be quite painful if you don’t have a solid financial back up. Even then it makes sense to make use of all the time available to work from home. Finding freelancing projects is now easier than ever and you just need to have a good networking support to grab one.

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Getting Trained

So you have always dreamed of learning a particular software program, a new language or a skill-based program to enhance your resume. Well, now’s your chance to go for it. Recruiters will see it favourably that you chose to train yourself between jobs to keep yourself updated.

If you had to take a break from your job because you needed to take care of a baby or an elderly, state so clearly on your resume. Mention it in a creative way e.g. ‘took care of home management for 3 months’, so that recruiters do not have to guess what you were up to.

So you have to take a voluntary break of a few months or years from your job and are scared as to how it will show up on your resume then don’t worry. All you need to do is show how productively you used up the gap time to help others, learn new skills or impart knowledge to others to make your resume look better than ever. For more such tips on education, career tips, tips on work-life balance and issues concerning women, keep reading HerZindagi and spread the word.

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