Gap in resume
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Anonymous
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Nanny here. I have been a nanny full time for 6 years, for the past two years I have been working 2 part time jobs and working up to 65 hours a week (plus 10+ hours of commuting back and forth between different jobs and home).
I have been looking at starting a full time job somewhere, but I am feeling a bit burnt out. I live nannying and don't want to change careers, but I am wondering if it would be crazy to take the summer off and work in retail or be a waitress or something. I think having a job that I shelve at the end of the day would be a great break. And I can afford to not make much money for a bit. But I wonder if employers would see this as a red flag when I decide to go back to nannying in a few months. |
Anonymous
| *love, not live. |
Anonymous
| Lie. Tell them you were taking a class or two at your local college (in fact you should take a class or two at your local college with your free time in a retail job). |
Anonymous
I don't see it necessary to lie. As an employer I'd understand if you told me you needed a break to recharge your batteries. You could spin it that after having a change you realized that your heart was with nannying. |
Anonymous
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Do whatever you want, as long as it's not illegal or immoral. Anyone who doesn't respect that (in your case,) isn't worth your time.
Go for it. |
Anonymous
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As an employer I would not have a problem with this - but don't lie or try to spin it. Just tell the truth. (I'd have a far bigger concern if I sensed that you weren't telling the truth about some aspect of having a brief gap in the resume.)
If I heard "I hadn't had any time off in quite a while, and had been juggling multiple jobs. So I decided to take a little break over the summer and then return to one full time position in the fall." I would find that perfectly reasonable, even smart. And I'd actually like knowing that I was getting you in a more fresh, recommitted mindset. |
Anonymous
Thanks. This is my instinct, but I just worry about coming off as flighty or something. |
Anonymous
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Don't lie. That is stupid advice.
It doesn't sound like you will have a gap in your resume. You will be working, just not as a nanny. So, don't worry about a gap and just be prepared to discuss why you left nannying for awhile, should anyone ask. GL. |
Anonymous
Don't worry. You're doing the right thing. |
Anonymous
| Tell future families you took a sabbatical. I would suggest taking a few classes at a community college or some type of certification class like sleep training this way you stay up to date and you can show future families you were still interested in nannying. You just needed some time and wanted to learn new skills so took a job outside of childcare. Retail experience for example can help you gain social experience and help you interact with more types of people than you normally would. You also learn problem solving skills that could be used as a nanny ie calming a customer can be used to calm a toddler |