Gap in the Resume Forum

[goldoldman]

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[Clemenceau]

For applying to law school? That gap doesn't matter

[Rigo]

Not ideal, but not fatal or even necessarily negative. Depends on the circumstances.

[goldoldman]

Not ideal, but not fatal or even necessarily negative. Depends on the circumstances.

Could you elaborate, please?

[PoopyPants]

Not ideal, but not fatal or even necessarily negative. Depends on the circumstances.

Could you elaborate, please?

Not the poster you quoted, but just think about it for a minute. An ideal resume would have no gaps because you'd go smoothly from job to job or school to job, etc. That said, it's not that uncommon to have a gap, particularly for someone just out of school (or with a legitimate reason for just being out of a job).

If you can explain the gap (and 6 months is really not that long) with something, e.g., travel, then it's no big deal. Even if you can't, it probably won't hurt you.

Obviously, I'm no expert though.

[Rigo]

Yeah ^

Having a two year gap with no work experience is weird, for instance, and would raise red flags. Smaller gaps aren't as bad and can be more reasonably explained if asked.

[GospelLeague]

Get a 180 on LSAT and nothing else will matter, as long as you're not keen on YLS