The Remote ReadHER blog

Honest, practical advice on returning to work after a career break — from decoding job adverts to fixing the CV that keeps getting filtered out.

• 25 Jun 2026

  How to explain a career break on your CV (without apologising for it)

  The career gap isn't the problem — the way CVs are usually written about it is. Here's the exact wording that gets career returners past the software and in front of humans.

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• 10 Jun 2026

  What 'flexible working' actually means in a job advert (and the red flags to watch)

  "Flexible" can mean anything from true async freedom to "we'll email you at 9pm". Here's how to decode the phrase before you waste an application.

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