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career break
motivate6
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I currently on a career break and I am having problems selling my career break to employers.
I took a career break at the end of last year and want to return to work in April at latest. I have started looking for roles now because I know the job market is tough at the moment.
I have done 2 short courses on my break and travelled. The main reason for my career break was just to focus on myself and to go back into employment when I am ready.
The response that I getting from employers is that I should have waited until got another job until I left my previous role.
I took a career break at the end of last year and want to return to work in April at latest. I have started looking for roles now because I know the job market is tough at the moment.
I have done 2 short courses on my break and travelled. The main reason for my career break was just to focus on myself and to go back into employment when I am ready.
The response that I getting from employers is that I should have waited until got another job until I left my previous role.
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How are you defining a career break vs giving up work and being unemployed?0
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Yes I am not working at moment which is my choice. It was my choice to leave my previous job and I worked my notice.
I had alot going on in my life and needed a break. The job that I was doing was not what I wanted to do. The goal was take a break and get back into my preferred field of work.0 -
Just sounds like you are hiding something tbhYes I am not working at moment which is my choice. It was my choice to leave my previous job and I worked my notice.
I had alot going on in my life and needed a break. The job that I was doing was not what I wanted to do. The goal was take a break and get back into my preferred field of work.Don't trust a forum for advice. Get proper paid advice. Any advice given should always be checked0 -
What do you suggest that I say instead of career break?0
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I am not hiding anything. It was my choice to leave and I worked my notice.0
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I left my job on good terms and my references will be fine so I am not hiding anything.0
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My suggestion would be that you "big up" the travel, say that you took a year out to go travelling.
eta. I thought a career break was something you took whilst employed, not between employment. So at the moment, it sounds like a euphemism for unemployment.:heartpuls Mrs Marleyboy :heartpuls
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I cannot say a year because I only been on my career break/unemployed since the end of last year.0
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OK then I was just say that I am not working at the moment and took time out for myself.0
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