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A comment on Ask HN: Have you ever taken a career break or gap year to hack?.

Re:Ask HN: Have you ever taken a career break or gap year to... by wrs on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @12:51AM (#42499969)
Coming from me as a hiring manager, not a financial advisor: seeing a gap year has no effect at all on me except maybe a bit of jealousy. If you did something interesting and relevant in that time, bonus points.
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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever taken a career break or gap year to... by mph10 on Thursday December 26, 2024 @08:05PM (#42519145)
Absolutely.

Having a gap is irrelevant if you can demonstrate skills.

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