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Master's Graduate with 3-Month Startup Stint: Career Gap Concerns?

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Question by Anil on Mar 17, 2025Hindi

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I completed my masters in Dec 2023 and did internships until June 2024. I then joined a startup in Sept 2024 but I left after 3 months due to false commitments, toxic work culture, and a family emergency. Now that my last formal experience was in June 2024 (excluding the short stint), will recruiters see this as a career gap? And am I not eligible for any future job opportunities with this profile?

Ans: Please never think in this line. Three months is a very small time. I counselled people who continued their career after three years of gap. So be rest assured. You are totally eligible for any future job and I am sure within a very short time I will receive a positive message from your side. I am always there to help you. Best of luck. Professor.........................................:)

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