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June 29, 2026

Questions about resume gaps are expected. Here's how job seekers can address them

  • Experts and workers who have navigated this tricky but common career issue recommend being honest and direct.
    • By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
    Associated Press

    NEW YORK — When Monique De Liberto began looking for a paying job after putting her career on pause to parent full-time, she felt paralyzed by self-doubt.

    “Who do you think you are trying this after 17 years?” Di Liberto recalled asking herself. “You have no business doing this.”


     
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