CON-06ContentLow · 4Tier 2
CON-06 — Unexplained employment gap
Short answer
CON-06 finds gaps longer than six months between consecutive roles and checks whether the CV explains them. The gap itself is not the problem — leaving it unexplained is.
CON-06
CON-06: WARNING14-month gap
Jun 2022 – Aug 2023Previous role endsJun 2022
Next role startsAug 2023
Explanation line✕ missing
Impact
4 pts
Penalty
content · low
What it checks
- Gaps in months between experience ranges
- Education, certification or career-break entries covering the period
- How recent the gap is
Why it matters
Unexplained gaps of six months or more raise a question during the scan and push the CV onto the "look at later" pile.
How to fix it
Explain it in one line: "Career break — open-source contributions and AWS certification (Jun 2022 – Aug 2023)".
Frequently asked questions
How much detail is needed?
One line. You are closing the timeline, not defending yourself.
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