How To Explain Those Gaps In Your Resume And Impress Employers: If the length of unemployment expands the stretch of years, this is something that is best to addressed in your cover letter. The key here is communicating the positives of all that you did do in your time out of work to keep up and grow your skills. Although I focused on my family these last five years and have not worked for pay, I kept up with development in my field by reading Business Woman Magazine and attending conferences hosted by Business Daily, as well as did volunteer work, fundraising and was part of committees. Never underestimate anything that you have contributed while not working for pay. Ask yourself how you actually helped the organisations you volunteered for - your contributions may have made the organisation money, or run more efficiently. For the sake of your application, treat any volunteer work the same you would a paying job. Bring to light in your cover letter all your positive contributions and their outcomes. - Naomi Seselja
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:17:09 +0000