This! 🎯
Talent Acquisitions Manager | Recruitment Manager | People Operations and Culture Lead | Talent Management | Organizational Development |
This is not 1988! Can we stop the nonsense about an employment gap in a resume. What on earth is the difference if the person took off three months or six or seventeen months to travel Europe or wherever? Many top performers were part of a Covid layoff or a layoff due to economic conditions. Maybe they had a child and stayed home for a year or two or even three. Maybe they had an accident or a health condition or somebody in their family did. If the person had or did any or all of the above how does that make them less of a candidate? I have never seen a job posting that states you can Not be a parent or like to travel or get sick. Everybody is unique and brings something to the table. Instead of acting like you have caught them and dismissing the candidate for a gap you discovered why not ask them what happened. Then take a look at your own department and company. Has anybody had a gap is his or her resume? In no way shape or form does a gap in your resume mean you can not make a valuable contribution to the team. Treat every candidate as if they are different. It is not a one size fits all process. Not only will you get a better understanding of the person you will likely get some great candidates others are overlooking. Let's do better!