CV advice - accounting for 'career' break

[Hicks]

did you find a job in the end?

Quite surprised to see my old post resurrected.
Have read the recent posts and most of them include some very good advice.

From my experience, it really is a game of chance as to what the view of the person reading your CV is regarding career absences.

I had some agents telling me it would be a problem whereas others had no problem with it.

A managed to line up a couple of interviews with large blue-chips by applying to them directly but in the end took a contract position due to the client, rate and role which I have been doing since March.

The client I am working for now, rightly surmised that I would potentially be keener than other candidates and gave me an interview. When questioned about the career break, I advised it was for personal reasons and no more was said about it.

To those in a similar position I would say do not give up hope.

[Board Game Geek]

I would definitely avoid a gap of anything longer than 4 weeks.

I was once told that if you have an unexplained gap of 4 or more weeks on a C.V., then the first thought that crosses people's minds is "Languishing at Her Majesty's Pleasure".

[expat]

I would definitely avoid a gap of anything longer than 4 weeks.

I was once told that if you have an unexplained gap of 4 or more weeks on a C.V., then the first thought that crosses people's minds is "Languishing at Her Majesty's Pleasure".

Idiots.

[BrilloPad]

Idiots.

Most clients are. So we have to tailor things based around that.

[unemployed]

what a refreshing thread

[BolshieBastard]

After contracting for 7 years, I took a break of about 2 years to start another business. Unfortunately the business didnt make the kind of money I was hoping for so had to come back contracting.

I just put on my cv about the other business opportunity and submitted it to agents. I got calls quite quickly and soon had a contract job offer. No one has questioned the break from contracting and I've been back 3 years this June.