Gap Pathway
Caregiving
You stepped out to care for someone. The skills didn't stop — and the gap needs one sentence, not an apology.
What employers are actually reacting to
Employers rarely reject caregiving itself. They stall on two things: whether your skills are current, and whether you'll be available. Both are answerable. Name the gap in one sentence, prove currency with something recent, and state your availability plainly before they have to guess.
Hold on to this
Caregiving is unpaid work with real operational weight — scheduling, advocacy, budgeting, crisis management. You didn't stop working; you stopped being paid.