What is a career break?

Text Box: WHY TAKE A CAREER BREAK? Life is too short: live life to the full!! People chasing their career dream often come to us feeling that they need a break. They need to find themselves again and discover their true identities outside of work. Just be themselves. Who knows what will come of it? Find out what you really want out of life, education and work. The career break has grown in popularity over the last five years, with 75% of the British workforce currently considering a career break. Every year, around 90,000 professionals are estimated to take a career break. It is most common in the UK, where it grew out of the gap year concept. The career break is sometimes referred to as an 'adult gap year', which reflects the commitment towards developing skills and gaining experience while out of the workforce. Job Seekers or Thrill seekers? “We are seeing more and more people contact us about taking a career break” says Oliver Bray, Co founder of Xtreme Gap. “Taking time out of your working lives to go abroad and achieve a personal development goal is more relevant now than ever… For people facing redundancy or actively job seeking in the current climate it is actually a pretty good option. Job searching is harder at the moment and companies are instituting “hiring freezes” coupled with rising job seeker numbers. At the same time, houses are not selling so more people are looking to rent short term. Now is the ideal time to take advantage of a 12 week programme to go off and live on a tropical Island. It would cost you well under £1000 per month - including spending money, and at the same time, you could get valuable rental income from your home in the UK. By the end of your trip you will be refreshed with some truly unique skills on your CV ready to face an upturning jobs market - not to mention having had the time of your life.”

A message from the founders.

“29 years old, 13 years off school and off to work I went. My career went well and because of that I never went abroad for longer than 10 days thinking it would damage my career…. How wrong I was.

I needed a break so badly, I felt empty and I felt like I was running in circles trying to escape. After chatting with my best friend (an experienced traveller) I went up to my boss and asked the question. After I gave him my reasons he decided he could give me 6 months off… No problem—he understood the benefits it would bring.

I could not believe it… a 6 month break from reality I thought.

After all the planning and saying goodbye parties I went off and realized that I only had lived a part of the real life. I had incredible adventures, eye openers, love stories and personal achievements.

Back in my own little town I still felt on top of he world. Totally re-energized I came back. Wanting to pick up my career, bursting with creativity. It was the best thing I ever decided to do…”

Text Box: WHAT IS A CAREER BREAK? Potentially the best time of your life, because the time constraints of modern life you will rarely ever get the chance to do the cool, insane, mind blowing activities that a career break affords. A career break or sabbatical, done in the right way, will open your mind to new experiences, cultures and truly develop your own life skills, knowledge and interests.

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