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TAKING A CAREER BREAK

TAKING A CAREER BREAK. Impacts, Challenges, Changes Lisa Happell Career4Connect 15 May 2014. Treadmill of Life. Work, Kids, Health, Finance, Exercise Family, Emails, Appointment, Social Events Reading, Study, Meetings, Social Media. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XntzFHLRo0M.

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TAKING A CAREER BREAK

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  1. TAKING A CAREER BREAK Impacts, Challenges, Changes Lisa Happell Career4Connect 15 May 2014

  2. Treadmill of Life Work, Kids, Health, Finance, Exercise Family, Emails, Appointment, Social Events Reading, Study, Meetings, Social Media http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XntzFHLRo0M

  3. Jumping off the treadmill

  4. AGED PARENTS • ILLNESS • STUDY • CAREER UNCERTAINITY REASON FOR BREAK RETRENCHMENT FAMILY STRESS/BURNOUT UNEMPLOYMENT TRAVEL O.S POSTING RELOCATION

  5. Audience If they have taken a break Impact of the break on career (either positive or negative)

  6. AGED PARENTS • ILLNESS • STUDY • CAREER UNCERTAINITY REASON FOR BREAK RETRENCHMENT FAMILY STRESS/BURNOUT UNEMPLOYMENT TRAVEL O.S POSTING RELOCATION

  7. Time To Reflect • Empowering • Study • Recharge/Change • Found Path • Creative/Dream • Redefine CHALLENGES/BENEFITS LOSS OF IDENTITY RE-ENTER CAREER IMPACT AT TIME STRESSFUL LOSS KNOWLEDGE MENTALLY YES/CAREER NO Career Uncertainty SET-BACK FINANCIAL

  8. Research Data ‪ A recent article in The Age (2013) showed that only 51% of employees felt they were in the right career, with 27% not sure and the other 22% saying no. An article in the Sydney Morning Herald (2011) showed that satisfaction levels were at an all-time low, with job satisfaction levels at only 56% in Victoria, 51% in NSW, and 46% overall in Australia.

  9. Research Data Losing a job may be an increasingly common career "event", something most of us will experience at some stage. But that familiarity doesn't lessen the psychological pain that often accompanies redundancy. ‪ The sudden loss of routine, contact with professional peers, and simply not having a workplace to go to can leave people feeling isolated, depressed and lost. Losing the sense of identity, structure, and social contact that come with having a job Source Ian Wyle - The Guardian, Saturday 26 September 2009 Source: Ian

  10. The break gave me the time and space to imagine new possibilities and be creative (Tina) BENEFITS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkX-TPaodoM Planned Happenstance is both attitude that you gain and actions you take. It is the view that you can create opportunities by taking action on your curiosity and on chance events. “Planned happenstance” theory was introduced in 1999 by Mitchell, Levin and Krumboltz. -

  11. Chaos Theory - Audience Chaos theory tells us that little changes lead to gigantic shifts. One small change/major change Small change/improve your life Source: Cairnes, Margot, Staying Sane in a Changing World Simon & Schuster, 2003

  12. Chaos Theory & Happenstance Now think of these theories in relation to the following story http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/macadamia-king-on-doctors-orders/story-e6frg6nf-1226912428565

  13. HEALTH • FINANCE • SALES • IT • ACCOUNTANCY PROFESSION/INDUSTRY LEGAL CAREER INDUSTRY PHARMACUTICAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL

  14. Period of Career Break

  15. KEEPING IN TOUCH

  16. The Hidden Job Market reportedly accounts for between 60-80 per cent of actual job opportunities available at any given time* Stay in touch, keep skills updated (networking, reviewing job sites etc). Do not assume you will not go back to previous workplace/type of work...You just never know! (Survey Participant) * Source - www.graduateopportunities.com Networking

  17. RETURNING

  18. TRANSITION

  19. Help to come up with new career options • Sometimes your confidence can go down and you need support to lift it back up • Help clients – practical considerations of work/career re-entry • Reframing to acknowledge broader personal/life stage issues. Career Consultants

  20. Consider managing careers as holistic approach • (individual in a complete picture rather than isolating parts.) • The Systems Theory Framework of Career Development (Patton and McMahon, 1999) Transition/Career Support

  21. Social Media (set-up/Clean-up) • Short Courses (Coursera) – (Free – Online) • Enjoy the time • Get the support • Business Networks (Local Councils) Other Tips

  22. Questions

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