Infographic - How to present a career break on your CV

Jen David • January 25, 2023

Whatever the reason for your career break, there's no need for it to hurt your career prospects.  Everybody needs time out sometimes, but whether you were lying on a beach, renovating a house, caring for family or doing any one of a million other things, you're going to need to get back to work at some point. But how can you frame that break on your CV?


This infographic explains how to cover a career break on your CV. You'll be back in the office in no time!

Infographic about career breaks

You can find more information about career breaks in this blog post. Alternatively, save yourself the bother and get CV Shed to create a knock-out CV for you! Why leave it to chance when you can hit the job market with a professionally-written CV that shows off the very best version of you?

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