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Explaining a gap after caregiving or layoff - first time posting

  • Thea Baptista

    5/13/2026, 4:35:48 AM

    I have been out of work for 12 months and worry about the gap. Any experience at all would help. I am nervous about being filtered out. What do you say in interviews?

  • Sanjay Baptista

    5/26/2026, 5:36:23 PM

    I listed the volunteering and course under the same dates and kept the explanation to a sentence in the cover letter.

  • Oskar Baptista

    9/26/2026, 10:02:31 AM

    I was hired after a 12-month gap. The manager said the skills test mattered more than the dates.

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