Question about lengthy\current gap in CV

[DcoC]

To the original poster, how is your contract search going?

What approach are you taking to explain the gap in your CV?

How are you fareing with the agencies?

I am hoping to re-enter the market myself soon and any replies based on your experience would be helpful.

Not so good. I've been honest about the length of gap, and why I have been out for so long. I'm getting the CVs out to the agents, they are re-assuring me that the gap is no problem, then I don't hear any more

I've been getting fobbed of with the follow up calls (agent out of office, no word back from client (after a week!), job went internally). Maybe some of it might be true, but I'm getting frustrated, especially since the cash is fast running out.

I really need to put something realistic in the CV to explain the gap, but not going to invent contracts as I'll only get found out!

You might have better luck, the stuff I do is fairly specialised so competition is tight. Let me know how you get on (it might just be me )

[northernladuk]

Nothing you put in the mail above is out of the ordinary. I remember last few bench time sending CV's left right and center and despite making myself a perfect fit the percentage of interviews to CV's was low. I would just assume that is the way it is and keep plugging away.