I noticed this activity has decreased due to COVID, but still the question itself is annoying.
Here is Reddit's take, but I wanted to know about it in tech
https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/comments/7wv4o3/why_do_hr_recruiters_care_so_much_about_gaps_in/
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