{"id":28090,"date":"2025-06-10T12:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/?p=28090"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:04:40","slug":"gap-year-a-break-in-your-cv-or-the-enrichment-that-helps-you-get-hired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/gap-year-a-break-in-your-cv-or-the-enrichment-that-helps-you-get-hired\/","title":{"rendered":"Gap Year \u2013 A break in your CV, or the enrichment that helps you get hired?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s that time of year when people start making big decisions; whether to jump straight into the job market after school or university, or take some time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I often hear the question \u201cWon\u2019t a gap year set me back?\u201d or I&#8217;ll see LinkedIn posts from peers desperately trying to justify what they did on their gap year, as if it was a silly decision that needs justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s probably taken enough gap years that it no longer qualifies as a \u2018gap\u2019 anymore and am writing this from the Maldives, maybe I\u2019m a bit biased<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But when I look around at my friends and family thriving in professional careers; those who\u2019ve moved fast, stood out, or built something of their own, it\u2019s not just their grades or CVs that got them there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s their people skills. 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