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Rejuvenating Your Career — Sabbatical, Secondment or Career Break?

By Sab on 26 July 2011 at 11:14 in Careershifters Blog

Not quite ready to quit your day job and start your new career? Maybe you want a burst of fresh inspiration away from the 9-5. If so, taking time out may be what you need. Here’s the low-down on the main three options available to you.

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Why do you want to take a Career Break?

By Sue Hadden

Career Break coach Sue Hadden shows you why it is important to be clear about why you want to take a career break, and offers ideas for how to spend your time away from work. More

The long journey...

By M on 1 May 2008 at 16:20 in ShiftLogs

A year and a half ago, after a year of being utterly miserable as an IT consultant, I finally bit the bullet and resigned. With no job to go to, and no real idea of what I wanted to do, I fluctuated on a daily basis between believing I was really brave, or really foolish. More

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Assistant Director in Corporate FinancetoFacilitator and Life Coach

By Martha Cuffy

If I had employed a coach to support me during the career transition I would have stayed for a shorter time in my past role and had more faith and confidence in my decisions. More

Website Producer at a multi-national broadcasting companytoCommunications Manager for a small environmental NGO

By Sam Smith

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Don't be afraid - much better to spend two to three years over making a career change than doing something that doesn't interest you any more for another 30. More


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