"Career break" is the most interesting entry in people's LinkedIn profiles. I wonder what they did during that period. If it was "Basically nothing" or "Relaxing" I would want to ask how they achieved that. Those things are possible? How?
The one I saw just now has vague explanation, which is valid. I have my (currently dormant) sole proprietorship to activate whenever I have a "career gap" that I need to explain. "Consulting," I'll say.
I'd love a real career break, though. What's that like?
If a "career break" presented itself to me, I'd go to Singapore for a month and go to every restaurant on a friend's Google Map of the best places to eat in her home country.
Sometimes it's just another word for important personal matters that do not advance one's career but are essential to attend or handle...