How bad does resigning after a year look on a resume?

Just don't list it

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Just don't list it

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And when they ask what you were doing in that time frame you say...?

Resign, put on your resume you spent a year sailing around the world.

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Are you gonna immediately take another job? Do you already have it lined up?

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Been putting out resumes and have an interview this Friday morning in Houston. I won't resign until I have something lined up. Looking at feedback until that does occur and what the consequences could be in regards to an employer.

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And when they ask what you were doing in that time frame you say...?

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I took off 8 months between jobs a decade ago and still have to explain it at every interview.

Saying I had enough money saved up not to work and I just felt like not having any responsibilities has seemed to work.

I did have one person reply that they wish they could do the same thing.

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That's none of your damn business. And in the future, I'll thank you to stay out of my personal affairs.

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Agreed. They'll be impressed by your assertiveness.

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Agreed. They'll be impressed by your assertiveness.

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Yep.

A straight shooter, with mid-management written all over you.

if you wont resign until you have something lined up, then when you are sending out your resume's it wont say you resigned after a year. Worry about that later, when you resign from your next job

Man some of you guys have to be old. Nobody gives a shite anymore. The recession proved that you have to be out for yourself as many employers show no loyalty. Nobody will question you for moving for an improvement. Frame it as an improvement in opportunity or responsibility. It is not uncommon for people to change jobs every few years.

I am 25 and am on job #3 post college. Each job has been a pay increase and put me in a position to continue on a success path. At no point in any interview has it ever come up as a negative that I have switched jobs.

Nobody's going to care unless you habitually leave after one year.

Plus in this economy, employers know there are plenty of good people on the street so it's not as much of a burden to replace you.