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Wording for returning after a break

How to use this swipe file

Share this in returner networks or give it to a client planning a return. People who know what to write start sooner, and remember who helped.

What is inside

Explaining the gap in a lineOn the CV, a plain line is better than a blank.
Your LinkedIn about sectionOpen with the work you want to do, then explain the gap briefly, then say what you offer.
Reaching out to a former colleagueOld colleagues are often the warmest route back.
Answering questions about your time awayInterviewers want to know you are ready, not to hear your full story.
Asking for flexibility or a gradual startRaise it once you have an offer or when it becomes clear you are the leading candidate, not in the first message.
Returner programmes and routes backSome employers run paid returner programmes for people who have been away for a year or more, and the government publishes a returner
Your first week backAsk for a plan: Two or three priorities for the first month.

Three title ideas for your own version

Wording for returning after a break
What to say about a gap on your CV
Copy and paste lines for returning to work

Where to promote it

LinkedInparent and carer networksreturner programmesalumni groups

Why give returners ready to copy wording?

People coming back often know what they can do but not how to say it. Wording they can copy lowers the barrier to starting.

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