Hey everyone.
So Im (hopefully) coming to an end of a long period of not being able to work. Im 39 closing on 40, my trade is IT support, and I have been working since I was 15, just with IT as the last part of my life.
Here is the dilemma:
Since 2011, I have had 3 long periods of being unable to work because of kidney stones and related problems (2 of the periods, one is this last one), and a longer one because of herniated disc/s in my lower back.
Now, my resume har always looked good, but as of now, I have a large gap from april of 2011 until now, so 4 plus years.
My question is this: How the heck do I "fill" that gap so its not a huge large obvious hole? Now, I dont really want to lie about it, but I need to do something. I have no problem about talking to a future employer about the gap - I mean I didnt chose to get sick, but I doubt I would ever GET my foot in the door for an interview as it is now.
I would love to hear some ideas - especially from HR people that do the hiring if there are any around. I do have some ideas myself obviously, but I could use some fresh eyes on the matter