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I left a good job at a midsize daily after about three years to accept a one-year fellowship. Now job hunting again, I wonder how to best address a short gap between my past job and the fellowship. I quit my old job several weeks early to spend time with my family. But this left a gap of two months on my resume.
Since I left on good terms with my old editors, I'm not worried about explaining this in an interview, but will this lead recruiters or editors to assume I was fired and toss my resume in the trash before I even get to this stage? Exacerbating this concern is the fact that I had three beats in about three years at my old paper -- all promotions, but I wonder if this will look suspicious to editors.
Do I need to address this in my resume or cover letter to ensure that I will go on to an interview? Or am I worrying for nothing?
Thanks,
Gap 
Relax. You're good.
Getting new jobs because you're something of a vertical blur is never a problem, and a little family time packed between a job and a fellowship should not bother anyone.
You have a good explanation if asked.
Coming Monday: She is interested in two or more jobs at two different papers. She wonders whether she should send a separate application for each job.
