Cover letter for returning to work after a career break

You took a break to care, retrain or recover, and now the gap on your cv feels like it needs an apology. It does not. This writes a cover letter that states the break plainly, shows what you did that still counts, and proves you have kept up with the field. Feed in the role, the break details and your earlier experience, and it does the rest.

Write me a cover letter for a job application after a career break.

Role I am applying for: {TARGET_ROLE}
Company: {COMPANY_NAME}
Length and reason for career break: {CAREER_BREAK_DETAILS}
What I did during the break that is relevant (courses, volunteering, freelance, caring): {BREAK_ACTIVITIES}
My experience before the break: {PRE_BREAK_EXPERIENCE}
What has changed in my field and how I have kept up: {FIELD_UPDATES}

Constraints:
- Maximum {WORD_LIMIT} words
- Acknowledge the career break briefly and matter-of-factly in one sentence; do not over-explain
- Pivot quickly to what I bring and why I am ready now
- Highlight any activity during the break that demonstrates continued development
- Avoid defensive or apologetic language
- Tone: {TONE}