I want to take a career break from now till December this year for personal and mental health related reasons. Would this be perceived as a career gap to recruiter when I come back to workforce in 2023? Would it be hard to explain?

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In a recent background check I completed I was asked to provide justification for any gaps 6 months or longer. If you’re staying at the same company though and just taking unpaid leave this might be a non issue.

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Depends on if you plan on returning to your current job or just quitting and figuring it out later.

LOA/Sabbaticals aren’t that uncommon, just check your companies policies.

If you quit with no plan to return, you’ll probably have to explain why.

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It's a gap, but gaps are becoming quite normal and acceptable these days.

Look into a Leave of Absence from your current company rather than resigning. Six months might be longer than they're willing to go for, but you could take leave and then resign if you weren't ready to come back. While you're on LOA you're still employed, so there would not be as long of a gap on your resume.

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Register a company and call it a failed startup attempt

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I took a 3 year break from consulting and didn’t have any issues coming back to Deloitte. You can fill in the gap with freelance work or philanthropy if you’re concerned

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