What is the meaning of "account for time between employment" ?

I wonder what is the meaning of "account for time between employment" in the job application form?

What is the meaning of "account for time between employment" ?
If you took a while to get a new job they want to know why you did that?





For example, if you left your job in September and did not have another job until November they want to know what you did all that time in between. Did you look for a job in Sept? Did you take time off? Why did you take so long a time off or to find a job?








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Reply:That's pretty straightforward. If you mention that you worked for two years, from 2002-2004 at the Jones company, and you worked from 2005-2006 at the Smith company, your prospective employer is going to want to know whast you did from 2004 to 2005. That's accounting for time between employment. if you've done something like go to school, take an apprenticeship or start your own business - anything that shows you have been improving yourself during that year, they will be impressed. if you've been a beach bum for a year, they might not think so highly of you.
Reply:this is the period between 2 jobs





Let us say you lost your job in Jnauary 2007


then you get another job in July 2007





The question is asking you to explain: what are you doing between Jan to July 2007?





Go to school, looking for jobs pr travelling?
Reply:The potential employer wants to know what the applicant has been doing between jobs. Were you unemployed? Unemployable? On vacation? In the hospital? Self employed? On vacation?
Reply:It means that they want to know what you were doing between jobs if there was an amount of time. Lets say you had a job and then took a year off t raise your kids or something they want you to tell them that.