Umm, if your break is less than a year then keep job etc dates on your CV in whole years and it will take some detailed enquiry to notice your gap, and at that

Umm, if your break is less than a year then keep job etc dates on your CV in whole years and it will take some detailed enquiry to notice your gap, and at that point you can explain that that you needed a break and some study time etc. It worked for me and a friend in a previous recession. Indeed, we talked our way into a better job than we applied for (as a team)... B^>