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Resume gaps may shrink in importance, especially for women of color

by Lily Jamali

Jan 20, 2022

Employers need understand the many reasons workers have left the jobs on their own or involuntarily, one supervisor says.

Women dropped out of the workforce in record numbers over the past year and a half. Will employers still view resume gaps as red flags?

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With COVID gaps on millions of resumes, do they still carry stigma?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 8, 2021

Greater acceptance for career pauses could benefit moms.

Resume gaps may take on a different meaning post-COVID, especially for working parents whose family responsibilities increased.

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