Employment Gap

1 Good day everyone. I am worried about my nursing career, after working fro two years overseas i am now unemployed for seven months. Is it a bad record to have a long month of unemployment gaps? Does employers put much consideration on the employment gap of an applicant?
Just explain it or fill it with volunteering! Never leave that much time unexplained. (This is what I've been told, anyway.) Good luck!

I would think it would depend on the reason, along with the quality of the references of the last employers...

I was unemployed for 8 months, but filled in the gap by working as a volunteer (still do), independent contractor, per diem and temp agencies. I found a job for which I did not have any experience and did not meet the qualifications, but they were willing to train me. Maybe you can try the same.

I would not really put too much time into worrying. The economy is in a bad way, seriously bad. In my state the unemployment rate went up to 9.2% recently and one of the 3 major sectors experiencing cutbacks was healthcare. If someone is going to freak because you have a large span of time unemployed - forget them. What can you do? Consider that a big sign that they would be a poor employer, in that they do not know the economic environment, or refuse to understand it - translates to poor corporate decision-making/blame which usually means they will be the next to underperform.