To think that "we require a 5 year job history with no gaps"

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is effectively saying "We dont want anyone with young kids"?

And it will disproportionately affect women who are usually the ones who give up work for a few years when the kids are little?

I had to put a CV in for working on a large public sector project and they wanted full lifetime employment history with every single month accounted for, that was a challenge with over 30 years working/studying/parenting.

Hi I was just on the thread looking for some advice my daughter is in a similar position . She got made redundant from her office job during Covid 19 and has been out of work since due to personal/ health reasons . So about 5 years now . During that time she was not claiming benefits as she had savings ( over the threashold for making a claim ) and was also living with me & my husband & we supported her financially .So now she has been out of work and not on benefits for this whole time . So no references basically for the last 5 years .Recently, she’s started looking for admin-level jobs but is struggling to find anything due to the gap in her employment history. If any one has any advice please let me know .

Could she put something like "caring responsibilities for an adult family member". Its true, its just she was caring for herself and if asked why she is stopping she can legitimately say that the caring is no longer required. I mean yes, it does give the impression that she was caring for someone who has since passed away but she isnt out and out lying.......