Resume gap?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:23 am
Disclaimer: I realize this might be a dumb question but I've slaved over these apps for the past month and have found every possible little thing to be worried about.
Basically, after freshman year of college, I didn't work for the first 2 months of the summer. I worked for the last month, but a combination of being worn out from a grueling transition to college (public school -> Ivy League) and not being able to find a job at first left me unemployed for 2 months. Sophomore and junior summer I worked full time internships the entire summer.
I'm applying straight out of undergrad and have sent my apps in to T14 with otherwise generally above 75%ile statistics and strong applications. Will this gap hurt me? Or is it not worth worrying about?
(if this is a really stupid question, like I suspect it might be, you have to realize: my current college environment is full of individuals who have very impressive internships every single summer of undergrad and make you feel like a failure if you don't, so take that as you will)
Someone give me a reason to relax.
Thanks.
Basically, after freshman year of college, I didn't work for the first 2 months of the summer. I worked for the last month, but a combination of being worn out from a grueling transition to college (public school -> Ivy League) and not being able to find a job at first left me unemployed for 2 months. Sophomore and junior summer I worked full time internships the entire summer.
I'm applying straight out of undergrad and have sent my apps in to T14 with otherwise generally above 75%ile statistics and strong applications. Will this gap hurt me? Or is it not worth worrying about?
(if this is a really stupid question, like I suspect it might be, you have to realize: my current college environment is full of individuals who have very impressive internships every single summer of undergrad and make you feel like a failure if you don't, so take that as you will)
Someone give me a reason to relax.
Thanks.