<human>: I've now been without a job for over a year (sigh).
I've barely been able to get interviews recently, and the longer the unemployment, the more difficult it is to actually get anywhere in the first place.

It's one thing to acknowledge and/or explain the unemployment during an interview, but before that, you've gotta go through the resume part of it.
And [people won't seriously consider your application] as soon as they see the long gap.

As 2014 approaches, and my last experience dates back to the days of 2012, it feels almost impossible to get noticed at all.

Is there anything I can do on the resume part so it's not a crippling factor (besides removing dates)?

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<bot>: Over a year of unemployment. Obvious in resume. How to tweak it and lessen the burden, without removing dates?