The dreaded "resume gap" — not only does it often foil applicant-tracking software, but it can arouse immediate suspicion in employers and recruiters, causing job seekers to lose out on positions.

Dear Sam: I have a question about approaching a career gap on my resume. The last job I included on my resume was through the first summer of the pandemic. After that, I held a couple of short-ter ...

The labor market might still be going strong, but a lot of applicants are finding the job search to be tougher than they expected. New job openings in the U.S. hit a three-and-a-half-year low in ...

I'm not worried about what a career gap will look like on my résumé. Overseeing HR meant that I knew a lot about recruiting, and we were OK with gaps because contacts often recommended ...

Career breaks are supposed to hurt ... people on how to fudge their résumés to cover up gaps, some suggesting applicants "use a resume style or format that makes the gap less obvious" or ...

Dear Sam: I have a question about approaching a career gap on my resume. The last job I included on my resume was through the first summer of the pandemic. After that, I held a couple of short-term ...