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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Please do not submit a resume with a 10+ year gap and then tell me in your cover letter that you were off rearing children."

Huh?  I was a SAHM for eleven years and then went back to work, and obviously I explained that the gap was because I was home with my children--good grief, what else would explain a gap that large?!  Do I want them to think I was vacationing for eleven years?  In prison?  In outer space?  You get the picture.  Obviously, then I went on to discuss how I was a good fit for the job (which they must have agreed with, since I was hired), but not to mention it in passing is just absurd.  ("Although I have been home with my children for a number of years, I am now eager to return to the workforce, etc., etc.")

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It should have been in your cover letter.  Assume the person behind the desk read that cover letter and still brought you in for an interview.  If they want to discuss it more, they'll ask.  If not, focus on the job being filled and your fit for it.  As a PP pointed out, if you bring it up in the interview, you may lead to more discussion about your choice and how it applies to the job and less into talk about the job itself.  [/quote]

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