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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t feel comfortable with my child doing this. He’d have a gap on his resume for no legitimate reason (sorry, traveling the world doesn’t quantify). As an employer, I’d have reservations about hiring a recent grad who wanted to delay working for a year so that he could travel. I’d assume he wasn’t serious about employment. Savings of $25 isn’t much when you consider down payments, retirement and rainy day funds.

That said, maybe he can delay the start date a month and use that time to travel. That’s much more reasonable IMO.

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As an employer, I think traveling for a year after college would make the candidate more intriguing and competitive and therefore more employable.[/quote]

So this candidate would be better than a currently employed candidate with skills matched to the job? Or someone directly out of school with recent training in field.

Sure, if your career is sales, and having good travel stories to tell can be a handy tool, sure it’s relevant. But “tourist” on your resume generally has limited applications. [/quote]

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