Question: I took time off after the Navy to travel and then care for my mother who’d just had surgery. How do I explain that on my resume? Answer: Today, the thinking around resume gaps is evolving.

Making the decision to take a break from the workforce can be hard, but with the right strategy and preparation there's no reason that the return should be. "In the past, gaps were seen as a major red ...

Dear Sam: I have a question about approaching a career gap on my resume. The last job I included on my resume was through the first summer of the pandemic. After that, I held a couple of short-term ...

Q: I have several short-term gaps in my resume. One is because of a company-wide layoff. The other is because I had a family ...