Gap of 4-5 months in my resume after graduating, due to health reasons. How do I deal with that? [duplicate]

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

This question already has an answer here:

I graduated from Computer Science this summer and so far I've been unemployed for two months due to a health issue that prevents me from performing properly as a programmer. I even had secured a job and in the end I couldn't take it because of this.

I mentioned 4-5 in the title because I honestly think it could take that long in the worst case scenario.

Consider that I'm a CompSci new grad.

Is my career screwed? And how do I make up for this?

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manpreet 2 years ago

Partial answer: Once you're healthy enough, immediately start actively learning or enhancing an important skill.

One option is to work aggressively towards a certification. Another is to volunteer part-time for a non-profit and do meaningful work directly related to your field, so you have hands-on experience. A third option is to start teaching others what you know, perhaps via high-quality video tutorials, showcasing your knowledge and communication skills. A fourth option is to take-on a few paid short-term consulting projects (if they're remote and you're up for it, consider traveling somewhere while working, which creates an easy-to-understand reason for not immediately securing full-time employment after school).

All of these help fill-in your post-school resume with useful experience, and move the gap you're concerned about further and further behind you.

Otherwise, I'm not qualified to say how you ought to respond if someone specifically asks about the gap you currently have, other than to say lies have a way of being discovered, so it's best to avoid them. Good luck!


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