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Next Steps: Getting Back to ‘Reality’ and Resumes
I used to hate it when people would say to me while I was traveling “What will you do when you get back? You have to get back to reality sometime.” This really got my blood boiling – what did they...
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Michael Bontempi: How My Career Break Helped My Career
The decision to take my career break began in August of 2007. I had reached an impasse in my career as a management consultant with my current employer and had decided it was time for me to pursue a...
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Next Steps: Career Choices & Resources
Even before you’ve returned from your career break travels, you probably put some thought into what you want (or don’t want) from your next job. If you are anything like us (Michael, Michaela, and...
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How to Make Your Travels Part of Your Career Brand
For many career breakers, it would be a dream to continue to travel. But most do return to work, whether it’s a new career or back to the briefcase. Mario Schulzke, Creator of CareerSparx, shares with...
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How To Find a Job While on a Career Break
“What are you going to do when you come back?” said my friend with her head tilted sideways; a concerned and perplexed look on her face. I felt like this scene was a video caught in a loop as I planned...
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Kick Ass Hosts: Paul & Christine Milton
All of our local kick-ass Meet, Plan, Go! hosts have inspiring stories of their own career break travels. In the time leading up to our National Event in October we will introduce them to you so you...
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Marketing Your Career Break
How to market your career break, prepare your resume and incorporate your career break into interviews. Before You Leave 1. Choose your itinerary with some thought about coming back to the workforce....
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How to Account for a Career Break on Your Resume
You arrive home at the end of a life-changing travel experience and one of the biggest questions facing you likely will be how to find work again. Whether you traveled as part of a career break, gap...
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Travel Makes Better Executives
As a long term traveler on sabbatical, I am occasionally asked, “Are you concerned about coming back to work? How will you explain the large gap in your resume?” Each time this question is posed, I...
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Working While on a Career Break
Yes, you read that title correctly, no need to rub your eyes and refocus. I know what you are thinking – “You told us that we needed to get away from work and take a break in order slow down, clear...
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Favorite Tips: Updating Your Resume Before Your Travels
Now that you’ve made the decision to take career break and travel I, bet you have an extensive Excel sheet with all the items you need to pack and do before you go away. Do a test pack of backpack to...
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