Demonstrate superior performance in all your other experiences. Employers today face the challenge that many in the younger workforce are not self-starters, are not self-teaching, capacity to solve problems, and are limited in their motivations / willingness to work and . For example, my first job after my costly MBA was to run a factory of 800 people in a far away land. I made 23 of the 25 mistakes one should never make as a General Manager. I talk/laugh about that experience a lot, and often "reveal" that my salary was $256 dollars per month. I tell this story because you too need to be able to tell your story in a provocative and compelling way. So practice it with people who have hired people before. And in the sections where you were employed, show how how you knocked it out of the park. If you show these self-starter competencies, just about every recruiter will over-look the gap, and if they question you, and you have a good story to tell, you will make it to next round. Good luck!