The Work Force
Having more than a 6 month gap in work history, even if you were a student during the gap, will cause many employers to overlook your application.
Random question: Would you rather have somebody with 5 years of experience that will be average immediately, or somebody with no experience but a college education and will be above average after a couple weeks? You might think the answer would seem obvious, but companies just don’t have the vision anymore to develop employees in such an elastic hiring environment.