How a Career Gap Can Improve Your Interview Skills

In this episode of The Comeback Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a career gap — often seen as a liability — can actually make you a stronger, more memorable interviewee. They unpack a 2025 study from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) showing that hiring managers rate returners higher on listening, self-awareness, and structured thinking. Lucas shares the story of Maya, a former marketing manager who took three years off to care for her parents, and how she turned her gap story into a 'comeback narrative' that landed her a senior role at a mid-size e-commerce company. Luna offers a practical framework for framing gap-related answers using the STAR-L method (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Learning). They discuss why returners often outperform continuous-career candidates in behavioral interviews, how to reframe 'what did you do during your gap?' as a strength, and the one question you should always ask the interviewer to signal resilience. No fluff — just concrete tactics for turning a resume gap into a career edge. #CareerGap #InterviewSkills #ReturnToWork #STARMethod #BehavioralInterviews #ComebackCareer #JobSearch #HiringManagers #SHRM #MayaStory #STARLMethod #ResumeGap #InterviewTips #CareerPivot #ProfessionalGrowth #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo