Question: Employment gap problem. Help please!!? I’m a 30 year old female who does not have much of a work experience. The bulk of my resume is mostly voluntary work. I am job-hunting now but I have more than a year employment gap. I can give a reason that my sister got married, although I really do that much for the wedding. I mostly bummed around and enjoyed dependence for such a time. What should I put in my resume? How can I convince my employer I am willing to give it anew start and grow up?\n\nAnswers from Personnel or Human Resources would much more be appreciated. Help please!!

Answer: Even people who "bum around" gain experience for the world of work.  What did you learn during this year?  How to live on little money, how to get around living on your own wits, how to relate to other poeple.  Why did you take the year off?  To gain experience in a different type of living, to broaden your horizons, to help your sister organise her wedding etc etc.  Don't lie, just exagerate and make it sound as if you did this to gain something, to achieve some personal goal.  Don't say you have "grown up" or want to start a new" as these phrases sound like they come from a loser.  And don't as one answer said invent a job, you'll get caught out, believe me I have years of interview experience.
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