Hi Anna, Thank you for your post. I’m happy to hear that you are ready to start working again after your recovery. The first thing to know is that your diagnosis is confidential and in general, you are not obligated to disclose a medical condition in a job application or during an interview (or even after you are hired). There are of course some nuances to this so for more information I recommend watching our webinar on disclosure: http://www.cancerandcareers.org/en/community/videos/bwc/2016-webinar-online and checking out the section of our website on legal rights: http://www.cancerandcareers.org/en/at-work/legal-and-financial. Your resume and cover letter are static documents designed entirely to get you a first interview so we don’t generally recommend people disclose anything about their health, instead that precious space should be used to highlight achievements, sell yourself and align your skills and abilities with the company and job in question. I know you have submitted your resume to our resume review service but I did want to share a couple strategies here as well, and once you see our reviewer's feedback you can always follow up with us (much more detail on all things related to job search can be found in the resume section of our Job Search Toolkit listed below): • List your skills at the top of your resume. Include three to six bulleted achievements that support and summarize your core strengths under each skill. Then at the bottom of the first page of your resume, briefly list companies you’ve worked for, job titles and years of employment. This is in line with the functional/chronological resume style. I do want to note that they are not as common as the chronological version, and hiring managers have mixed feelings about them (as do our coaches) but it might be an approach that works for you. We have an example of one of these resumes in our Job Search Toolkit (listed below). • Highlight your achievements. Include any volunteer experience/community work to demonstrate how it translates into relevant job skills, such as the ability to multitask, plan events and manage staff. Preparation is also key! When you reach the interview stage, have an explanation about your gap prepared and stick to it. The Swivel is a good technique for addressing questions about work gaps: http://www.cancerandcareers.org/en/looking-for-work/interviewing/the-swivel Other resources that may be useful as your begin your job search are: • Upcoming webinar on Job Search (March 8th): http://www.cancerandcareers.org/en/community/events/webinar-jobsearch2017 • Job Search Toolkit (2nd Edition): http://www.cancerandcareers.org/publication_orders/new (features a advice on improving resumes, cover letters; interview and networking tips and other useful tools to help you during a job search) • Blog on Answering Tough Interview Questions: http://www.cancerandcareers.org/blog/answering-tough-interview-ques Please feel free to follow up with additional questions! Best, Rebecca Rebecca V. Nellis, MPP Chief Mission Officer Cancer and Careers