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 ...

Q. After three years at my last job, which was great, I followed my husband when his job was relocated to another state. But in the new city, I had no luck finding a new position. After five months, ...

Let’s be honest: career gaps happen. Research has found that 84 percent of millennials across the globe expect to take a career break at one point in their professional journey, and sometimes it’s a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Nearly half (47%) of U.S. workers have experienced career ...

Job interviews can be daunting, especially when faced with tough questions about weaknesses or gaps in your resume. However, with the right approach, you can turn these challenges into opportunities ...

Recently someone wrote to me who was wondering how to explain gaps on his resume. He had done well in college. Afterward, he had a few part-time jobs, with time gaps in between. He suffered ...