Are You Ready for a Career Break?

Career breaks are growing in popularity, gone are the days when gap years were just for the young or extremely loaded!  Travel is more accessible for everyone these days and more and more employees are beginning to see the benefits a career break or sabbatical could have on their workforce.

However they might not be everyone’s cup of tai chi, not every worker will want join the grown up gapper revolution right now. Why not take our scientifically unproven psychometric test and determine if a career break could be right for you...

1) How long have you been in full time employment?

  1. A few hours.
  2. A couple of months.
  3. 1-5 years.
  4. 10 years or more.
2) How often do you watch the clock at work praying for the day to end?
  1. Never work’s great fun.
  2. Occasionally if the day is slow.
  3. Quite often yawn!
  4. Doing it right now.
3) How stressed are you feeling on a scale of one to ten?
  1. One, totally chilled maaan!
  2. Three, I don’t tend to get worked up.
  3. Six, life ain’t always easy.
  4. 12 give me a break argghh!
4) Have you often lent a helping hand to others?
  1. Don’t be ridiculous I am far too busy looking after myself!
  2. Erm occasionally, well once or twice…. I think??
  3. I try to when I can, but know I could do more.
  4. I am involved in one or more volunteering activities right now.
5) Do you enjoy travel?
  1. I will travel anywhere- as long as they serve larger and can cook me a Full English every day.
  2. Europe is about as far as I have ventured so far.
  3. I have done some travelling but have a few more places I’d like to go.
  4. I hope to visit every continent in the world and as many countries as possible in my lifetime.

Answers below...

Mostly 1 -

You don’t have the motivation or commitment to make a break right now. Although this may not be the time for you to take that break, one day it could be exactly what you want to do.

Mostly 2 -

Think carefully about why you want to take that break and what you want to achieve from it.  Make sure you are doing it for all the right reasons and that you are prepared to make a few sacrifices. This is more than just a holiday but you could also gain so much more from it.

Mostly 3 -

This could be the time for you to take that break!  You may be a little unsure but do your research and this could be the best decision you ever made.

Mostly 4 -

What are you still sitting there for! Seize the day and get yourself away. Life at home is not satisfying you and you have so much great energy that could be used to explore the world and perhaps help other people.

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