How to Explain a Gap in Employment

<p>Hi babes! I have an amazing question from Hilda today about how to explain a gap in employment from taking time off to just chill and not be crushed under capitalism for a cotdamn minute! As we all know, employers don&apos;t typically like hearing that you are an autonomous being who doesn&apos;t like working, so how do we explain time that we needed to take in between jobs to rest, heal, and/or relax?<br/><br/>Pulling from my own experience and also my knowledge as someone who has worked closely with hiring managers and HR people, I give my best tips for interviewing for new jobs with a gap in employment, whether that gap is short or long, and whether you are old (like me! ;P) or young!<br/><br/>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/><br/><b>Pay me, Daddy!</b><br/><a href='https://www.patreon.com/pynkspots'>Patreon</a> | <a href='https://venmo.com/u/pynkspots'>Venmo</a> | <a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vwpa'>PayPal</a> | <a href='https://cash.app/%24PynkSpots'>Cash App</a><br/><br/><b>Follow me and give me validation!</b><br/><a href='https://www.instagram.com/pynkspots/'>Instagram</a>  | <a href='https://twitter.com/PynkSpots'>Twitter</a> | <a href='https://www.facebook.com/pynkspots'>Facebook</a> | <a href='https://pynkspots.buzzsprout.com/'>Website</a><br/><br/><b>Join the community!</b><br/><a href='https://discord.gg/NheZ8rCcPX'>Discord</a></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br/><br/><b>Pay me, daddy!</b><br/><a href='https://www.patreon.com/pynkspots'>Patreon</a> | <a href='https://venmo.com/u/pynkspots'>Venmo</a> | <a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vwpa'>PayPal</a> | <a href='https://cash.app/%24PynkSpots'>Cash App</a><br/><br/><b>Follow me and give me validation!</b><br/><a href='https://www.instagram.com/pynkspots/'>Instagram</a> | <a href='https://twitter.com/PynkSpots'>Twitter</a> | <a href='htt