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What to put on the resume?

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I worked for a solid 16 years. 12 years after that I didnt work. Now, I would like to go back to work. What would you fill in for the 12 empty years on the resume? Does it matter?

Judy
Judy

Under employment I would add a line with the dates you did not work.

I would put "Stay at Home Mom" or "homemaker".

This will make it easy for an employer to understand the gap.

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Daniel
Daniel

U work alot

PracticaL Mentor
PracticaL Mentor

It does matter what you put on your resume for time away from the workforce. Even if it is to assure prospective that you were not doing something that would make you an employment risk. There are several reasons for taking a break from the workforce that are readily acceptable such as raising a family, volunteer work, and pursuing personal goals like traveling, researching, or writing. If you list a personal goal you should have some evidence to back it up.For example, if you state you spent the time traveling and broadening your cultural horizons, you should be able to discuss where you went. Be careful, in today's world almost everyone travels and may want to discuss specifics of places you visited. If you do not want to explain what you were doing for the 14 years, then you may want to say something like caring for a family member or something that sounds good. but is personal and not up for discussion. Good luck- PracticaL Mentor.

Deven
Deven

There are lots of potential problems for teenagers in work, many of them legislative, parents and guardians want to be careful about that. There is lots of guidance from the site in the box below on this topic, they also have guidance for all people who are searching for work, or who want to change careers.


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