# How long have you been unemployed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-unemployed/528126>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 8, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-unemployed/528126 "2010-02-08T07:50:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-unemployed/528126/101 "2011-04-19T02:17:40Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> That is my concern too. I worry if I am out too long, people will assume it is because I have some major defect in my employability.

One trick is to redesign your resume to accentuate the skills you have and bury the dates to hide the gaps.

I really wish everyone in this thread the best.

edit: Crud, I didn’t realize this thread was a zombie.

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-you-been-unemployed/528126/102 "2011-04-19T02:38:01Z")

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Don’t sweat it - my career in corporate America is, at best, a zombie as well.

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