I was made redundant in June from a business analyst role in which I worked in for 5 years.
I took a short holiday after that, I have been applying to some jobs after that and have had a few interviews but with no luck.
Last week I had an interview for software engineer role on a 18 month contract at my local police station. The manager for the role got back in touch with me a few days after and said that i don't have the exact skills to get started straightaway as it's only for 18 months the role doesn't have much time to be trained up in as it covers a wide range of services, however she told me about an upcoming role in the same team which she feels my skills are more aligned with.
Its a similar role and is a 2 year contract so there is more time to learn on the job and it covers less wide projects.
She told me that I will need to go through the application and interview process again, but she has asked me to get in touch if I have any questions.
The talent acquisition advisor emailed me the link to the role last week and he said 'we have to be fair and advertise this to everyone, but we would really like you to apply for this role' so I have applied for it.
The job post closes on monday morning so I hope they get in touch straightaway, I have still been applying to other roles as I'm a bit cautious about having too much of a gap in my employment.
How much of a gap is too much when it comes to employment?