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Get the Best from a Career Break

by Bloomsbury Publishing
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Whether you're hankering after the gap year you never took, you have new family responsibilities, or you want to pursue a long-held dream, taking a career break can give you the time and space you need. Get the best from a career break offers you practical advice that will make even the most tentative plans a reality. The book contains a quiz to assess strengths and weaknesses, step-by-step guidance and action points, top tips to bear in mind for the future, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists the best sources of further help. A must-read for anyone thinking about time out from the office, this book covers all the key issues you need to think about, from working out your priorities, to assessing your financial situation, to planning the best career break option for you. Taps into growing interest in taking time out from work: over 90% of workers between the ages of 20-30 want to take a break to travel (according to volunteer travel specialist i-to-i) Looks at a range of different options available to readers, including travel, charity work, secondments, and sabbaticals Colourful twenty-copy counterpack available Interactive quizzes and online advice available from www.acblack.com/steps.

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Series: Steps to Success Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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  • ISBN: 9781408134238
  • Release date: February 8, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781408134238
  • File size: 159 KB
  • Release date: February 8, 2011

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Business Management Careers Nonfiction

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Whether you're hankering after the gap year you never took, you have new family responsibilities, or you want to pursue a long-held dream, taking a career break can give you the time and space you need. Get the best from a career break offers you practical advice that will make even the most tentative plans a reality. The book contains a quiz to assess strengths and weaknesses, step-by-step guidance and action points, top tips to bear in mind for the future, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists the best sources of further help. A must-read for anyone thinking about time out from the office, this book covers all the key issues you need to think about, from working out your priorities, to assessing your financial situation, to planning the best career break option for you. Taps into growing interest in taking time out from work: over 90% of workers between the ages of 20-30 want to take a break to travel (according to volunteer travel specialist i-to-i) Looks at a range of different options available to readers, including travel, charity work, secondments, and sabbaticals Colourful twenty-copy counterpack available Interactive quizzes and online advice available from www.acblack.com/steps.

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Business Management Careers Nonfiction