Who we helpFor experienced professionals returning after a career break, parental leave, caring responsibilities, illness or a planned sabbatical.
Common challenges
- Loss of confidence after time away from the market
- A CV gap that feels heavier than it actually is to a reader
- Uncertainty about whether to return to the same level, sector or role
- Networks that have moved on during your time away
- Interview practice that feels rusty even when judgement is sharp
Why this happens
Returning is rarely a competence problem. It is a positioning and pace problem. Markets are generally far more open to returners than returners assume — but they reward clarity about what you are coming back to do, not apology for having been away.
David's perspective
A career break almost never erases capability. It often clarifies it. The work is to translate that clarity into language a hiring team can act on quickly.
Relevant Career OS™ stages
