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How to explain the resume gap when you opt back in

Addressing it in the cover letter is one good option

by Carol Cohen and Vivian Rabin | 2366 views | 2 comments | Rate this now!

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Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin are the co-authors of the acclaimed career reentry book Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work, and the co-founders of iRelaunch, a company providing career reentry programming, events, and information to employers, universities, organizations and to mid-career professionals in all stages of career break. They also blog at Shine.Yahoo.com

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Great article, ladies. This is often a sore spot for moms returning to work.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by Roxanne Ravenel JobSearchCoach on 20th July 2008
I too recently returned to the workforce, and addressed this same problem and fears. I was able to seek the advice of a career counselor and we talked about what i've been doing during that large work gap. She helped me realise that though my resume wasn't about work skills in the work force that my time was a Domestic CEO (stay at home mom) i had picked up some very important skills that was just as valuable because they were in life experience skills. i was hired within a week.

Flag as inappropriate Posted by qweenblaz on 18th July 2008