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A career break is usually between one month and two years long. Six months to two years is the most common period of time for a career break. It is also possible to take a mini career break of less than one month, which enables people to try out career break activities without committing to longer
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The career break has grown in popularity over the last several years, with 75% of the
British workforce currently considering a career break. Every year, around 90,000 professionals are estimated to take a career break. It is most common in the UK, where it grew out of the
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concept. The career break is sometimes referred to as an 'adult gap year', which reflects the commitment towards developing skills and gaining experience while out of the workforce.
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A career break is not simply a period of unemployment. Career breakers usually do one or more of the following:
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In the USA a career break is generally referred to as a 'sabbatical'.
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490:Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates
84:Career development and business start up
1989:Credentialism and educational inflation
180:"Crash Course in: Offering sabbaticals"
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99:Recovering from accidents or illnesses
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1267:Repetitive strain injury
773:Professional development
763:Professional association
445:Letter of recommendation
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2087:Aspects of corporations
2049:Slow movement (culture)
1928:Employer of last resort
1830:Structural unemployment
1768:Frictional unemployment
1207:Epilepsy and employment
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1028:National average salary
946:996 working hour system
2097:Aspects of occupations
1903:Unemployment insurance
1855:Unemployment extension
1825:Reserve army of labour
1630:Constructive dismissal
1437:Sleeping while on duty
1402:Exploitation of labour
1284:Sick building syndrome
460:Person–environment fit
330:Independent contractor
2107:Aspects of workplaces
1845:Unemployment benefits
1840:Types of unemployment
1778:Graduate unemployment
1672:Letter of resignation
1301:Workers' compensation
1294:Occupational fatality
803:Vocational university
403:Employment counsellor
1913:Job creation program
1689:Mandatory retirement
1642:Employee offboarding
1462:Workplace incivility
1457:Workplace harassment
1232:Occupational disease
1227:Occupational burnout
1142:Disability insurance
986:Workweek and weekend
793:Vocational education
708:Continuing education
546:Permanent employment
178:Garrett, Alexander.
1818:Recession-proof job
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1751:Economic depression
1699:Retirement planning
1580:Work–life interface
1417:Employee monitoring
1385:Corporate behaviour
1375:Accounting scandals
1257:Occupational stress
1247:Occupational injury
783:Reflective practice
778:Professional school
500:Work-at-home scheme
420:Induction programme
398:Employment contract
378:Business networking
2143:Career development
2081:See also templates
1918:Job creation index
1882:Youth unemployment
1746:Discouraged worker
1635:Wrongful dismissal
1615:At-will employment
1488:Civil conscription
1452:Workplace bullying
1339:Affirmative action
1321:Workplace wellness
1252:Occupational noise
893:Long service leave
753:Overspecialization
733:Induction training
688:Career development
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2009:Kiss up kick down
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1706:Severance package
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1432:Sexual harassment
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1331:Equal opportunity
1194:Safety and health
1184:Take-home vehicle
798:Vocational school
748:Lifelong learning
723:Further education
683:Career counseling
678:Career assessment
455:Overqualification
146:Work–life balance
59:Rest from burnout
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2117:Critique of work
2112:Corporate titles
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1999:Evil corporation
1865:Employment rates
1788:Jobless recovery
1756:Great Depression
1716:Golden parachute
1711:Golden handshake
1508:Job satisfaction
1498:Critique of work
1316:Workplace phobia
1147:Health insurance
1104:Wage compression
1072:Progressive wage
931:35-hour workweek
898:No call, no show
888:Leave of absence
738:Knowledge worker
666:Master craftsman
470:Personality hire
408:Executive search
388:Curriculum vitae
373:Background check
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1773:Full employment
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1089:Paid time off
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1084:Overtime rate
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1065:United States
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2054:Toxic leader
2034:Presenteeism
2014:Labor rights
2004:Going postal
1979:Bullshit job
1962:
1947:
1942:
1733:Unemployment
1585:Downshifting
1568:Wage slavery
1548:Penal labour
1503:Dead-end job
1493:Conscription
1272:Right to sit
1127:Annual leave
1109:Working poor
1045:Minimum wage
1023:Maximum wage
981:Working time
971:Six-hour day
873:Career break
872:
835:Professional
629:Black-collar
599:White-collar
579:Green-collar
556:Volunteering
393:Drug testing
383:Cover letter
323:Tradesperson
208:
199:
188:. Retrieved
184:the original
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115:
107:
54:
47:
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18:career break
17:
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1943:Historical:
1667:Resignation
1607:Termination
1590:Slow living
1558:Truck wages
1543:Labour camp
1471:Willingness
1363:Infractions
1018:Living wage
966:Remote work
634:Gold-collar
589:Pink-collar
584:Grey-collar
574:Blue-collar
541:Labour hire
516:Cooperative
480:Recruitment
435:Job hunting
368:Application
350:Wage labour
335:Labour hire
288:Job sharing
81:or training
74:work abroad
1877:Wage curve
1684:Retirement
1597:Workaholic
1575:Work ethic
1442:Wage theft
1427:Labour law
1422:Evaluation
1407:Dress code
1172:Sick leave
1137:Child care
1099:Salary cap
1013:Income tax
976:Shift work
913:Time clock
908:Sick leave
903:Sabbatical
868:Break room
856:Attendance
825:Profession
810:Mentorship
788:Retraining
713:E-learning
609:New-collar
604:Red-collar
551:Supervisor
531:Internship
450:Onboarding
318:Technician
313:Journeyman
283:Gig worker
249:Employment
190:2018-06-16
152:References
141:On-ramping
50:sabbatical
22:employment
2064:Workhouse
1984:Busy work
1798:Recession
1662:Pink slip
1620:Dismissal
1483:Careerism
1077:Singapore
1055:Hong Kong
923:Schedules
842:Tradesman
743:Licensure
703:Education
673:Avocation
614:No-collar
594:Precariat
475:Probation
430:Job fraud
87:Offering
2137:Category
1972:See also
1898:Workfare
1723:Turnover
1119:Benefits
1000:salaries
961:Overtime
951:Flextime
883:Gap year
878:Furlough
847:Vocation
830:Operator
693:Coaching
648:training
526:Employer
521:Employee
425:Job fair
303:Side job
126:Gap year
120:See also
111:gap year
79:Studying
30:personal
1948:U.S.A.:
1553:Peonage
1528:Slavery
1478:Boreout
1217:Karoshi
1167:Pension
956:On-call
661:Artisan
345:Laborer
40:History
1652:Layoff
1202:Crunch
1060:Europe
1050:Canada
1038:Europe
644:Career
485:Résumé
360:Hiring
268:Casual
63:Travel
26:career
1513:McJob
1033:World
996:Wages
863:Break
509:Roles
104:Usage
72:Paid
998:and
646:and
413:list
28:for
536:Job
32:or
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