taking a career break
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TAKING A CAREER BREAK
Impacts, Challenges, ChangesLisa Happell
Career4Connect15 May 2014
Work, Kids, Health, Finance, Exercise Family, Emails, Appointment, Social Events
Reading, Study, Meetings, Social Media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XntzFHLRo0M
Treadmill of Life
Jumping off the treadmill
REASON FOR BREAK
• RETRENCHMENT• FAMILY• STRESS/BURNOUT• UNEMPLOYMENT• TRAVEL• O.S POSTING• RELOCATION
• AGED PARENTS• ILLNESS• STUDY• CAREER UNCERTAINITY
Audience
1. If they have taken a break
2. Impact of the break on career (either positive or negative)
REASON FOR BREAK
• RETRENCHMENT• FAMILY• STRESS/BURNOUT• UNEMPLOYMENT• TRAVEL• O.S POSTING• RELOCATION
• AGED PARENTS• ILLNESS• STUDY• CAREER UNCERTAINITY
Career Break Beneficial
86% (Yes)
14% (No)
CHALLENGES/BENEFITS
• LOSS OF IDENTITY• RE-ENTER• CAREER IMPACT• AT TIME STRESSFUL• LOSS KNOWLEDGE• MENTALLY YES/CAREER NO• Career Uncertainty• SET-BACK• FINANCIAL
• Time To Reflect• Empowering• Study• Recharge/Change• Found Path• Creative/Dream• Redefine
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.
LOSS OF IDENTITY/PURPOSE
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
LOSS OF SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
LOSING TOUCH WITH INDUSTRY
STRESS ABOUT FINDING WORK
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
KEY ISSUES
KEY ISSUES
Research DataLosing 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
BENEFITS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkX-TPaodoM
The break gave me the time and space to imagine new possibilities and be creative (Tina)
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. -
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
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
PROFESSION/INDUSTRY
• LEGAL• CAREER INDUSTRY • PHARMACUTICAL• EDUCATION • ENVIRONMENTAL
• HEALTH• FINANCE• SALES• IT• ACCOUNTANCY
Period of Career Break
less than 1 yr
1-2 yrs
3-4 yrs
5-10 yrs
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
KEEPING IN TOUCH
NETWORK
READING
JOB SITES
VOLUNTEER
STUDY
WRITE
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
65% YES
YES
Networking
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
RETURNING
SAME JO
B/INDUST
RY
DIFF JO
B/SAME IN
DUSTRY
SAME JO
B/DIFF
INDUST
RY
DIFF JO
B/DIFF
INDUST
RY05
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Series 1
TRANSITION
Networking
Study/Training
Research
Voluntary
Apply Jobs
Career Advice
Support Family/Friends
Financial Support
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Series 1
ACCESS TO JOB INFO
HELP WITH INTERVIEWS/RESUMES
ASSISTANCE WITH MAKING CONNECTIONS/NETWORKS
ADVICE ON HOW TO EXPLAIN CAREER BREAKS
HOW TO MANAGE CAREER BREAKS
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
CAREER SUPPORT
Career Consultants• 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.
Transition/Career Support
• 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)
Other Tips
• Social Media (set-up/Clean-up)
• Short Courses (Coursera) – (Free – Online)
• Enjoy the time
• Get the support
• Business Networks (Local Councils)
Questions
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