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How a Career Gap Can Help You Land a Government Job
Episode 54 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores an overlooked route back to the workforce: government jobs. Lucas and Luna break down why public-sector employers are often more gap-friendly than corporate ones, using real data from a 2025 federal hiring report showing that 68% of agencies explicitly value 'life experience' in mid-career applicants. They walk through the specific hiring pathways—like the federal 'Schedule A' program for career changers and state-level 'returnship' pilot programs in California and Texas. Lucas shares how one former stay-at-home…
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