How to Address Employment Gaps in a Resume

Series Summary

Barring trust funds, inheritances or world changing inventions, most people will need a job to pay the bills. Unfortunately, this means going through the trials and tribulations of writing a job resume. Whether it is a blessing or a curse, a job resume is the first step to landing a good job. Putting together a stellar resume is a mentally exhausting task that requires a great deal of time and diligence. They must be concise yet thorough. While there are certain elements that a job resume must contain, such as a cover letter and references, individuals still have to compile a document that is unique enough to puts them above all other applicants. In this free video series, find out more about the job resume writing process. Gloria Dixon Campbell discusses various tips to make the process easier and much more successful. For instance, discover how to prepare a basic resume with a cover letter, references and objectives. Find out how to talk about goals in a resume. Make a resume shine by highlighting certain personal achievements. With these simple tips, writing a job resume doesn't have to be a headache. So, take a moment, and learn some simple job resume tips today!

Video Transcript

"You've got employment gaps in your resume. Well I've got good news. I'm Gloria Campbell with Advantage Training Systems in Saint Petersburg, Florida. How do you address those gaps in your employment? While the good news is that today a lot of people have gaps in their employment. And what you want to do is you want to try and minimize that standing out on your resume as much as possible. It really depends on how many gaps you have and what the reason is for the gaps are. If you have a gap because you were downsized out of a job, you were in an industry that saw a lot of change, it's probably not a big deal to put on there the companies you've worked for and then basically what your job duties and responsibilities. If it's you've been kind of job hopping, then you probably want to use a resume that's more functional. In the functional resume you group categories of things together. If you had a job for instance as a cook and you worked for five different restaurants, you simply put that you were a cook and then you'd list some of the duties and responsibilities. Addressing gaps in your resume is really not as big of a deal today as it was let's say ten years ago. And these are just a few of the ways that you can address that. I'm Gloria Campbell with Advantage Training Systems in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Don't despair, gaps in resumes are pretty common today and there are lots of ways to address them."