If I need an excuse for a resume gap, does “I was taking care of elderly relatives” work? (My last job was in 2006, and that was officially an internship.)
I also advocate volunteering. It’s both a good indicator that you weren’t just sitting in your basement the whole time(even if you actually were), and a good source of references. I think the two hours a week I spent at the food bank while unemployed made a big difference to me getting my current job.
If I need an excuse for a resume gap, does “I was taking care of elderly relatives” work? (My last job was in 2006, and that was officially an internship.)
I also advocate volunteering. It’s both a good indicator that you weren’t just sitting in your basement the whole time(even if you actually were), and a good source of references. I think the two hours a week I spent at the food bank while unemployed made a big difference to me getting my current job.
That would be a good component of an answer to “what have you been doing for the last seven years?”, yes.