The Career Break Book

The Career Break Book
ISBN-10
1740598660
ISBN-13
9781740598668
Category
Leave of absence
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2004
Author
Joe Bindloss

Description

Stop daydreaming at your desk, ditch the nine to five, say ciao to the rat race – take life by the scruff of the neck and give it a shake! Whether you want to pen a novel, gawp at migrating wildebeest, row the Atlantic or relax on a Goan beach, The Career Break Book is the guide for you. Questions you’ll ask – answered • What should I do with my house, mortgage, finances, pension, pets, car etc? • How can I ask my employer for time off? • What happens if I take my children out of school? • How will future employers view my career break? • What if I decide not to come back? Exciting ideas – and how to realize them Watch polar bears from a tundra buggy • Learn Thai massage at a monastery • Take a felucca up the Nile • Build a house or rent an island • Join the UN Volunteer Programme • Monitor animal populations for the US National Park Service • Write a best-seller • Sail around the Caribbean • Visit an ashram in Kerala • Take the Trans-Mongolian Express from Moscow to Beijing All this and much more! Also... • Advice from career-breakers and industry experts • World map showing round-the-world trips • Essential trip-planning advice

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