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How to Explain a Job You Left Without a New One
In this episode of The Resume Room, Lucas and Luna explore how to handle a resume when you left a job without having another one lined up. They share a concrete strategy: flipping the narrative from 'why you left' to 'what you did next.' Using the example of a marketing manager who left after burnout and spent six months freelancing, they show how to frame that period as growth, not a gap. They discuss how to address the 'why' in interviews without sounding bitter, the power of a 'career break' title, and how to list freelance or volunteer work to…
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