How To Explain Employment Gaps in Your MBA Application
If you have ever experienced an employment gap in your MBA application, you are not alone. In fact, many MBA applicants have experienced an employment gap at some point in their careers. While employment gaps can be difficult to explain, they should not be viewed as unfavourable. Instead, think of them as an opportunity to show admissions committees that you are resilient and adaptable. Many MBA applicants believe that they need to have solid career growth in their professional career, getting a good number of promotions in their career. But it is quite different. Applicants occasionally get laid off and are unable to find a new job for a couple of months. Sometimes, personal reasons or physical illness and mental stress might force them to take a break from the workplace.
So, in this article let’s discuss how to explain employment gaps in MBA applications.
To begin with, let us characterize what we mean by a job gap. The basic rule is that any gap of over 3 months of unemployed should be justified in your application. If the applicant’s job gap is less than three months, then it should be mentioned in the resume and not worry much about it.