Half of workers say they do not want to tell their employer about career gaps, a new study has found.
The research by Applied, which surveyed 2,001 people in September 2022, found that a third (33 per cent) of employees had taken a career break of six months or more.
However, 53 per cent said they would feel more confident applying for jobs if they did not have to share the gap with employers. The figure rose to three-quarters (77 per cent) among C-suite executives.
Childcare was the most common reason for a career gap and, of those who had taken time out of work, more women (38 per cent) were affected by this than men (11 per cent).
One in five (20 per cent) of all respondents cited mental or physical health as their reason for taking a break, and this was the most common reason for male (23 per cent) respondents. Just under a third (29 per cent) said redundancy or caring responsibilities were responsible for their career gaps.
The research found that a third (35 per cent) felt a career gap of a year or longer could result in ‘skill fade’, this is despite half (51 per cent) of career gap employees feeling like they had actually gained skills.
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