Are you reentering the workforce and feel apprehensive about the career gap in your resume? These employment history gaps can be translated in a very positive way on your resume.

Identify your Accomplishments
Take time to write down your accomplishments, your activities - whether it was managing and helping out in planning a picnic for your kid’s class or planning a family event. You could have arranged a group picnic at your kid’s school or participated in volunteering events. These activities highlight your organization and management skills. If you have done some volunteering during your hiatus from work, use that as an experience – list your accomplishments, highlight the positives. Even if you have helped out in your husband’s business, add the entrepreneurship quality and example to your resume.

Highlight your strengths first
Use testimonials from previous work experience or some examples from the recent past which illustrate your work efficiency. If you have had any favorable testimonials from past work experiences present them in the first page of the resume so that it immediately catches the recruiter’s eyes.

Tailor your resume to suit the company’s requirements
Prepare a custom resume for each company that you seriously want to work for. Don’t be in a rush to apply anywhere with vacancies and a slight match to your desired job or career. Identify and target a few companies that you truly desire to work for. Research online their products and services and focus on highlighting your skills according to the job description.

Create an Impressive Portfolio
Having an online portfolio on your vision, passion and interests adds that little extra to rise above the rest. If you wish, create a copy online at a personal website and add the link on your paper resume; you can always change your resume online but not the one you have already sent as an attachment to a recruiter. The link should also appear in your email/cover letter. Add details of previous work experience or extracurricular activities online only; don’t cram too much info on the main resume.

Consult a Career Coach
Seek expert advice to help you in getting ready for the new transition or in tailoring your resume to accentuate the strong points you perhaps have not thought about.