The Rise of the Mini Career Break

First came the gap year. Then the career break. But now a new travel phenomenon is changing the way workers think about their holidays. And it’s called a Mini Career Break.

[ClickPress, Fri Jul 06 2007] A Mini Career Break is a meaningful travel experience that takes less than a month. It might involve volunteer work abroad, be a learning holiday (training to learn new skills) or be travel with a purpose (such as keeping a photo journal).

Career break expert Rachel Morgan-Trimmer, founder of www.thecareerbreaksite.com, says that around a third of career break companies now offer Mini Career Breaks. "We've seen a huge rise in the number of projects which take on volunteers for as little as a week or two."

She’s identified two main reasons for people taking Mini Career Breaks: "The first is that British professionals now want more out of their two-week holiday than simply lying around on a beach. They want to come back invigorated, more confident and feeling that they've made the world a better place."

“The second is that a Mini Career Break is a chance for people to try out an overseas experience without committing to something for several months or a year. This is becoming more common as the average age of the career breaker rises, because they’re much more likely to have school-age children and other commitments at home."

So what should you do if you want to take a Mini Career Break? Decide what you want to get out of it – do you want to help people, learn something or just get out of your comfort zone? Next, have a look at the options (you can search for all kinds of Mini Career Breaks on www.thecareerbreaksite.com) and get advice from people who've already done it.

As Rachel says, "It's much less of a commitment than a full gap year or career break, and you'll have a lot more to show off on your return than a tan and a straw donkey!"


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Notes to editor:

The Career Break Site (www.thecareerbreaksite.com) is the UK’s biggest independent career break website.

We can supply case studies, images, statistics, quotes and experienced interviewees.

For more information:
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