The top cited reasons for gapsin employment are family-related, including taking time off toraise a family; maternity/paternity leave; and needing to take careof a sick family member or friend. (Photo: Shutterstock)

It's not uncommon to have periods in your adult life when you'renot working – just find ways to leverage howyou spent your time to convince a prospective employer you're thebest fit for your next job.

Three in five Americans (59 percent) have been unemployed or hadsome kind of gap in their career, according to Monster's 2019 State of the Candidate Report.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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