Returning to Work After Years Away

Why This Matters

The gap is only a problem if it goes unexplained; a prepared story turns it neutral.

Re-Entry

Gap story written in one sentence

Skills refreshed with a visible artifact

Network reactivated one-by-one

Returnship programs researched

Childcare/eldercare backup tested

Gotchas & Consequences

Applying broadly without a gap story invites silence; one line of framing changes response rates.

First-week childcare failures torpedo re-entries — test the backup plan before day one.

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