Careers and pay
Career gap
Time out of paid work between jobs, for caring, illness, study, travel or being made redundant.
You'll hear it as
There's a two-year gap on the CV. Can you talk us through it?
Why it matters to you.
A gap you can explain in one honest sentence isn't a red flag, whatever lazy screening says. Hiring managers who reject gaps miss good people.
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