A career breaks is risky. For them, it paid off.

Brian Fraser, Hanna-Katrina Jedrosz, Joshua Paul, Mariusz Smiejek, Nathaniel Smith for BI At a time when layoffs, low hiring rates, and a culture of mass applying have contributed to a frenzied job market, taking a career break could be one of your riskiest decisions. But what if it ends up being the best? Government data shows that while career breaks are relatively common — those trying to return to work make up around 30% of unemployed Americans — reentering the workforce isn't always str...