Free tool

Career Gap Explainer

Gaps happen — health, layoffs, caregiving, study, travel. This turns the honest reason into a short, calm explanation you can use on your CV, in a cover letter, and out loud in an interview.

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Explain a gap

Gap start (month, year)

Gap end (month, year)

Reason What you did during this time (optional, but makes the answer stronger)

For your CV (one line under your work history)

For a cover letter (one short paragraph)

For the interview ("walk me through this gap")

These are starting drafts, not scripts to memorise word for word — read them out loud, then adjust until they sound like you.

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