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How to Answer the Why Was There a Gap in Your Employment Question
In this episode of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the most anxiety-inducing interview questions: 'Why was there a gap in your employment?' They break down the psychology behind why hiring managers ask this — it's not about the gap itself, but about your readiness and professionalism. Lucas shares a specific framework called the 'Four R's' — Reason, Reflection, Readiness, Return — and walks through a real example of a candidate who took 14 months off to care for a parent and landed a senior role at a Fortune 500 company. Luna pushes back…
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