Name the break plainly on your CV with dates, and add a short, positive line on what it involved and any skills or perspective you gained. Do not over-explain or apologize. If it is recent, address it briefly in your summary so it is not a surprise. The framing is the same discipline as handling any gap, honesty plus a forward-looking note. How to present time away without weakening your CV: fresh graduate CV guide.
Career Break
A career break is an intentional, often planned pause from work, for study, caregiving, travel, health, or a personal project. Unlike an unplanned employment gap, it is usually deliberate, and framed honestly and briefly it reads as a considered choice rather than a red flag, especially when you show what you gained or did.
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Adil Dahmani
Adil Dahmani is the founder of Yalliq, the AI career copilot for Arabic-speaking professionals across MENA.