You have the skill. Your resume just whispers it.
The common fix is not adding experience. It is surfacing what is already on the page in the language the role uses.
Many candidates assume a resume gap means they lack the experience. Sometimes that is true. Often, though, the experience is already there. It is just described in language that the target role will not immediately recognize.
This is what ClearFit calls buried evidence. The proof exists, but it is quiet. It may be hidden inside a vague bullet, described with company-specific wording, or separated from the requirement it supports.
Buried evidence usually sounds smaller than it is
A candidate may write "helped with reporting" when they actually built weekly operating reports used by leadership. Another may write "worked with vendors" when they managed renewals, pricing conversations, and service issues. The first version whispers. The second version lets the evidence stand up.
Translate, do not decorate
Good resume editing is translation. It connects the language of your experience to the language of the role. Decoration is different. Decoration adds impressive-sounding words that are not supported by the work.
Look for verbs that hide ownership
Words like helped, assisted, supported, handled, and worked on are not always wrong. But they often hide the level of ownership. Ask what you actually did.
The practical takeaway
Pick one target role and underline its must-haves. Then read your resume for quiet proof. Rewrite buried evidence so the role can recognize it quickly, but do not add claims the original experience cannot support.