Return to Work CV
Return-to-work CV that handles the gap honestly
For parents returning after maternity / paternity, carers, people coming back from illness, or anyone restarting after a break. Reframes the gap, surfaces transferable evidence, and gets you back into shortlists.
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Reviewed by Anthony, founder · Updated
Sound familiar?
CVs that bury the gap in chronology and confuse the reader instead of explaining it.
"Career break" as a one-liner with no narrative — looks evasive even when innocent.
Transferable evidence from caring or volunteer work that never makes it into the CV.
75%
of CVs never reach a human
6.7s
average recruiter scan time
<30s
to tailor your CV
What it does for you
Reframes the gap honestly in the profile: one line, no apology, no defensiveness
Surfaces transferable evidence: caring, volunteering, school governor, trustee, courses
Refreshes the wording so the most recent role stops sounding like 5 years ago
Highlights recent CPD or short courses that show you are current in your field
Calibrated for UK norms: two pages, no photo, no DOB, plain language
“I had a six-year gap and was getting nowhere. The rewrite handled it in two lines and stopped being the elephant in the room.”
Returning after 6 years · Composite example based on user feedback
Ready when you are.
Paste the job ad. Upload your CV. See it tailored in 60 seconds.
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Frequently asked
How does Sausage Dog tailor a return to work CV?+
Sausage Dog reads the return to work job description you paste in, identifies the keywords, responsibilities, and qualifications it asks for, then rewrites your existing CV to mirror that language while keeping every fact in your real experience intact. The result is an ATS-friendly CV in under a minute.
Is the output ATS-friendly for return to work roles?+
Yes. The tailored CV uses plain formatting, mirrors the exact keywords in the job description, and keeps section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) that applicant tracking systems are built to parse. No tables, columns, or fancy headers that break ATS scans.
Will the rewritten return to work CV still sound like me?+
That is the whole point. Sausage Dog rewrites your real bullet points in your tone, not corporate jargon. It does not invent qualifications or experience you do not have, it just sharpens what is already there for the specific return to work role.
Is it free to tailor a return to work CV?+
Yes. You can tailor one CV per day on the free tier with no card needed. Premium (£9/month) gives unlimited tailoring plus cover letters, interview prep, and LinkedIn rewrites for the same role.