An example of a LinkedIn's "Career Break" feature, which fills in the gaps between jobs.
To date, just over 1 million LinkedIn members have added the "career break" feature to their profiles, according to the company.
People also took career breaks to travel (13%), to raise children (12%), and care for others (10%), the data showed.
Longer breaksTavy Cussinel took a career break from public relations for seven years, while she had three kids.
Tavy CussinelMonster career specialist Vicki Salemi said employers are now more flexible about career gaps than they were in the past.
Persons:
Bobbie Bain, hadn't, Bain, Jennifer Shappley, Nick Gausling, Jenn Lim, that's, Pooja Chhabria, Thomas Baiter, I'd, who's, Baiter, Cussinel, I'm, Vicki Salemi, Nicole Price, Price
Organizations:
American Airlines, LinkedIn, CNBC, Talent, Insight, Microsoft, Company
Locations:
Southeast Asia, Asia, United Kingdom, Singapore