Sometimes it’s hard to explain away those glaring gaps in your resume, but with these tips you can lessen their impact and give employers a reason to overlook them and hire you anyways!

1. Add volunteer work to your resume

Ok, you may be thinking, but what if I didn’t work for free for a non-profit while I was unemployed? I was dealing with life and job seeking!

“Volunteer” work can be anything from being a caregiver for your family to working in your local food pantry. If you were busy doing something, you should emphasize that by adding those experiences to the Volunteer section of your resume, complete with dates and responsibilities. Just like any other job!

Employers who see that you have been busy while unemployed will be more likely to see you as a self-motivated hard-worker!

2. Focus on soft skills

Reserve a separate area of your resume for your skills, from the most objective like “MS Word” to the more subjective, like “time management” and “conflict resolution.”

These are all key skills, and if you can back them up in an interview with instances where you’ve effectively used them, employers will be seriously impressed!

3. Add a personal touch with traits

I’m going to assume you know yourself pretty well by now. You know if you’re good-humored or serious, cautious or bold etc… Well, add that to your resume! Choose a few key phrases that both accurately describe you and would make you a valuable employee for your field.

Employers want to know who you are as well as what work you’ve done. A bad culture fit can be just as damaging (if not more) than an unqualified hire, so employers are now paying very close attention to soft skills and emotional intelligence.

Still struggling to fill in those resume gaps? The Jobcase Resume includes all of these suggested sections and more! Click here to edit your profile and view your new resume. When you’re done, let us know below if we helped!

We can’t wait to bring more new and improved tools to you. Stay tuned for more about Jobcase’s Resume or click #JobcaseInsider to see all of the posts in this series in one spot!

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