History and Usage of Career Breaks
– Career breaks are usually between one month and two years long.
– Six months to two years is the most common period for a career break.
– Mini career breaks of less than one month are possible, popular with people over 45 years of age.
– Career breaks can take the form of paid or unpaid sabbaticals.
– Sabbaticals were originally offered to academics and clerics but are now offered by companies.
– The career break has grown in popularity, with 75% of the British workforce considering it.
– Around 90,000 professionals take a career break every year.
– The career break is most common in the UK, where it originated from the gap year concept.
– In the USA, a career break is generally referred to as a sabbatical.
– The career break is sometimes called an adult gap year, emphasizing skill development and gaining experience.
Related Concepts
– Gap year
– Sabbatical year
– Leave of absence
– On-ramping
– Work-life balance
References
– The Career Break Site survey, 2005
– Garrett, Alexander. Crash Course in: Offering sabbaticals. Management Today.
– Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
– U.S.A. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_break
A career break is a period of time out from employment. It is commonly used for people to take time out of their career for personal or professional development.
