🖋️ Mind the Gap (Then Monetize It)
Corporate life treats any blank space on your resumé like a crime scene. Recruiters squint. Interviewers tilt their heads. LinkedIn keeps whispering, “Update your profile…” 70% of professionals experience at least one career gap—so why are we still acting like it’s a secret? (Source: LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index)
Here at Funemployed, we see a gap and say: That’s where the story starts.
Your “gap” isn’t a void. It’s a highlight reel of everything you did when no one was looking.
🌱 Grow Something in the Gap
A gap isn’t a blank. It’s a greenhouse. The moment the calendar clears, the good stuff starts to grow:
That half-formed idea finally gets sunlight.
Skills you’ve been meaning to learn start to take root.
Random experiments—like starting a newsletter, volunteering, or running a weekend pop-up—suddenly sprout into portfolio gold.
The trick? Plant something, even if it’s small. A gap filled with curiosity looks less like a pause and more like a plot twist.
🛠️ Gap Alchemy 101
Here’s how to turn “Um, I wasn’t working?” into “Wow, I was building.”
Name It – “Exploratory Year” > “Laid Off, Panicked, Binged Netflix.”
Frame It – Share the skills you picked up or the results of a project, no matter how small.
Show It – A simple portfolio page, case study, or LinkedIn post turns a silent gap into a loud brag.
Remember: your future boss doesn’t care if you paused—they care what you built while the world wasn’t watching.
🚀 The Gap Is the Glow-Up
When you own your gap, it stops feeling like a pothole and starts looking like a launchpad.
First-time founder? Your “gap” is your R&D department.
Freelance explorer? That’s your experimental lab.
Personal sabbatical? Hello, clarity + creativity fuel.
Being funemployed means you finally have space to rebrand your career without the corporate bumper lanes.
🎢 Culture Corner: Gap Snacks
📚 Read: Don’t Hide That Career Gap—Own It — Nearly half of U.S. workers have taken a career break, but 38% still fear it’s a dealbreaker. Experts say hiding it is outdated—owning it is the new power move.
🌱 Explore: Career Gaps Are No Longer a Problem in 2025 — Breaks are no longer career killers. Hiring managers now care more about your current skills, clarity, and readiness to contribute.
🎧 Listen: The Power Pause: Rebranding the Stay-at-Home Mom — A candid conversation with Neha Ruch on dismantling the “trad wife vs. girl boss” binary, reframing caregiving as ambition, and building bridges back to the workforce.
🛠️ Tool: PFP Maker — Upgrade your LinkedIn presence with an AI-polished, professional headshot—because the first impression is now your profile picture.
🖥️ Workshop: From Invisible to In-Demand — On this Wednesday, August 20, UX researcher and designer Sarah Doody shows how to stand out so hiring managers see you. RSVP now for this free workshop!
The gap is only awkward if you let someone else tell it. This time, you own the story.
Bridging the gap with you, always.
— The Funemployed Crew ✌️
🤫 Coming Up Next Week
We’re not fighting the algorithm—we’re finessing it.