howwould you explain an unemploymentgap in your resume?

It may be different in the Phillipines but in Australia many jobs are actually marketed at mothers returning to the work force. You could also begin by going through an employment agency where you can talk quite frankly about why you took time off from work, they will help you find a good job and usually offer bridging courses to help you catch up on skills (such as the latest pc software you may need for a job). I think in a country like yours with high family values, having taken time off to raise your kids will be seen as a positive rather than a negative

Being honest is the most important thing. You stayed at home with your family, but now that you kids are older you are ready to get back into the workforce. I think this is a pretty common occurence and won't be a surprise to an employer. I would be sure to play up the skill you had to have to be a stay at home mom, and work you farm business. Thing like organizational skills, time management, and problem solving, are all things you had to employ while being home. Just because you weren't working a traditional job, dosen't mean you weren't working. Make sure you let employers know that. Good luck with yur job search!

If the gap is in years, the employer may not like it, he may call that you are not responsible person. If the gap is less than a month, it can be straightaway said that you were looking for greener pasture during that period.

You could use the prior suggestion and simply state your skills: problem solving, devising and following a budget, office management skills. The list could be much longer, just brief examples. There was another post similar to mine she gave all the advice to you that you needed, it would seem. THere are plenty of websites out there that could give you more examples of transferable skills. Focusing on household management is a huge role with diverse responsibilities! DId you use a home computer to process accounting? THat would be a huge skill. Just having knowledge of payroll is a big deal! Explaining the huge gap would be easy, just tell them you chose to focus on home life first! Now that the children are a bit older, it's time to return/join the work force! Hope this helps. :-)

I put together my cv and to fill the space between getting married, raising my son, and then seeking employment I simply put that I was a home-maker. Most employers understand the term and also understand that many women have a large gap in their employment history when they marry and have children.

For me, it is not hard to explain your situation since you have a family. It's not a minus point from your personality if you give up your career for your family. If I'm your interviewer, I'll be impressed! It just means that you are a responsible person.

If you were working on your farm, I would say you were self-employed. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! lol

The Truth that you have had Children and had to be home with the Children until they where old enough for you to go back to work

You can just say your true reason that since your kids are still young at that time you've decided to devote all your time for them and since they are quite manageable now you can now take the responsibility of a job. As long as you can prove to your prospective employer trhat you can manage the job that will be assign to you I don't think you'll have a problem with that. I also got 2 years gap between my old and present employment.

I have exactly the same problem as you. I'm 59 years old, and I have huge gaps of being "unemployed," as I was a wife and mother for a long time, and I was in a spiritual retreat for nearly ten years. I also traveled alot. I am unemployed at the moment, too. Trying to find work. What I'm doing is writing down all my "transferable" skills, in other words, anyhing you learned, even as a mother, can you use it in the job you're looking for? Like I helped with our home business (we had a mushroom/sprout business), and I did payroll, paid bills and so on. Being a mother, I'm sure you have orginazational skills. I went to the local Career Center and they helped me so much, it's all free, they have computers there and classes to teach you how to find a job, how to write up impressive resumes, and cover letters to explain your "gaps," they help you find your skills, that are transferable to the job your looking for. Find your local Career Center, and write down everything you did in your farm business, all your skills...you'd be surprised how many you have that alot of businesses want. Good luck! PS I do have a couple of job interviews coming up next week that are promising, by the way. I know I'll find something, and so will you. Being a mother teaches one all kinds of skills, we just aren't aware of it, that's all.

You don't have a gap in employment as yu say you have a farm business. So tht is what you put on cv, from x year until x year - running own business, duties included ..... then put what you had to do for the day to day running of the business. The main thing is going to be explaining why you want employment when you have own business, what you say then on cv, reason for wanting change is need new challenge, feel time is right to expand own horizons, feel that you have much to offer employer as able to work on own and as part of a team. Just build on this, you just havn't given value to yourself or you would not think that what you have done is not worth mentioning on cv when really it will be a big thing for an employer to get someone used to running own business. Don't forget to big yourself up on cv so whatever you do sounds even better, never put yourself down. You only need this to get an interview and then you can make good impression and get the job, good luck.