How to Improve Your Resume After a Career Break
Taking time off work can happen for many reasons, especially for mums juggling the demands of family life. Whether you took a break to care for children, manage family responsibilities, or focus on personal wellbeing, returning to work after a career break can feel overwhelming. One of the biggest challenges is often updating your resume to reflect your current skills and readiness for employment.
The key to improving your resume after a career break is to focus on what you’ve learned and the valuable skills you’ve maintained or developed during your time away from formal employment. This could include volunteer work, casual or part-time roles, professional development courses, or even life skills like time management, organisation and communication. These experiences all contribute to your professional profile and demonstrate you are proactive and adaptable.
Don’t be afraid to address your career break openly in your resume. Being honest and brief helps to reassure employers, and it also gives you the opportunity to highlight your enthusiasm and readiness to return to work. Employers today highly value soft skills such as flexibility, friendliness, effective communication and a strong work ethic, qualities that many mums develop and perfect during a career break.
Tailoring your resume to reflect these strengths along with your professional experience can make a huge difference when applying for jobs. Highlight your organisation skills and your ability to juggle multiple responsibilities, showing potential employers that you are ready to step back into the workforce with enthusiasm and effort.
At Karen’s Job Services, I specialise in helping mums and other job seekers refresh their resumes after a career break. Together, we create a compelling, clear and personalised resume that showcases your skills and supports your return to work journey with confidence.
If you’re ready to take that next step and boost your chances of success, contact Karen’s Job Services today for expert resume writing tailored just for you.