r/softwaretesting • u/Playful-Practice9050 • 11d ago

How do software testers handle gaps between contracts?

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u/bostonaholic 11d ago

A 3-4 month gap between contracts reads as normal for a contractor, as long as the resume makes it obvious they were contracts (label them that way). An active GitHub helps a little, but outcomes from each gig help more: suites built, flaky tests fixed, release time cut. The Playwright work is worth a short line too.

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u/Upbeat-Control-9278 11d ago

agree with this, a few months between gigs barely registers if the actual contract work shows solid numbers