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What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:26 am
by stcait
Hi
I wonder, when I take off a year or two to study for LSAT, what should I write for the blank period in resume?
Would it (the blank period) give bad impression?
Thank you
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:30 am
by WhiteyCakes
TCR is get a job during your year off and stop trying to convince yourself that you'll work 40 hours/week practicing for the LSAT
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:52 am
by banjo
You don't need a year or two (!) to study for the LSAT. Definitely get a job and study on weeknights and weekends.
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:28 am
by cotiger
banjo wrote:You don't need a year or two (!) to study for the LSAT. Definitely get a job and study on weeknights and weekends.
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:07 am
by Ti Malice
cotiger wrote:banjo wrote:You don't need a year or two (!) to study for the LSAT. Definitely get a job and study on weeknights and weekends.
Yes, OP, your idea is utterly insane.
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:48 pm
by notalobbyist
If you're worried about work interfering, you still don't need 1-2 years. I quit my job and studied for 4 months and felt prepared. 1-2 years is a schedule for working full time imho. Granted, its very hard to study if you get called in on weekends or have to stay late, which is why I ended up leaving.
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:29 am
by stcait
notalobbyist wrote:If you're worried about work interfering, you still don't need 1-2 years. I quit my job and studied for 4 months and felt prepared. 1-2 years is a schedule for working full time imho. Granted, its very hard to study if you get called in on weekends or have to stay late, which is why I ended up leaving.
Can I ask what you wrote about the blank in your resume?
OK...maybe 1-2 years is too long, but still I think I need to take some time off to focus on LSAT.
And wonder what to write about the period without making bad impression...any ideas?
Re: What to say about the blank period?
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:42 am
by DPW_Yes
I would make sure that my resume is accurate and honest. It's very risky to try to package a blank into something positive. As some of the others said, you don't need the entire day to study for the LSAT. In fact, I wouldn't recommend it. I would definitely at least get one or more interesting part-time job(s) that I would not be embarrassed to put on my resume.