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Difficulty re-entering tech workforce after career gap

🧭 worksocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 4/5

A database developer with 15 years of experience reports being unable to secure short-term contract roles after a 4.5-year career gap, despite obtaining new certifications and maintaining a technical portfolio.

Who's affected: A database developer with 15 years of experience

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A specialized recruitment platform that connects 'returnship' candidates directly with hiring managers for short-term contract projects.
  2. A mentorship program matching returning tech professionals with active industry leads to facilitate resume reviews and networking.
  3. A standardized 'skills-verification' assessment service that provides a verified badge for candidates with gaps to prove current technical competency to recruiters.
I want to build this

Real voices

“my resume gets rejected and any of the managers looking at my resume says it looks strong and will contact me but never replies”

Source: Stack Exchange (workplace) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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