Posts Tagged ‘career break advice’

Written By: jeff

Posted On: February 22nd, 2011

travel advice, career break advice, travel the world, career break travel

  In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Spencer, aka The Traveling Philosopher. A true southern gentleman, Spencer’s recently taken his charm and wit on the international road.  Currently in Central America, he’s looking toward the UK come springtime.  His site offers strong opinions, perspective and healthy dose of witty [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: February 17th, 2011

Elizabeth Pagano, How to Negotiate Your Career Break or Sabbatical

This post comes from Elizabeth Pagano, one of the co-founders of YourSabbatical. Elizabeth has personally helped lots of people negotiate their sabbaticals with their companies. So, I asked her to share her insight and expertise with us. While many more companies are offering paid and unpaid sabbatical benefits to their employees, not all are. But, [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: February 1st, 2011

career break travel adventures in Argentina

  In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Gareth, the man behind Tourist2townie. After helping get one of the US’s largest online college bookstores up and running, Gareth took off to Argentina to immerse himself in the local culture. After a year there, he’s now moved on to Colombia to [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 25th, 2011

career break travel adventures in Ecuador

In this week’s ¨Who´s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Ayngelina, the solo traveling diva behind BaconIsMagic.  She’s traveling around Latin America and has been on the road for over 9 months.  Her travel stories have struck a chord with travelers and her blog is one of the most popular of those currently [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 19th, 2011

Author and Career Expert, Ginnie Clarke

The dreaded resume gap. It’s enough to make any wannabe career breaker take a pause. But, the landscape has drastically changed for workers. And, career breaks are no longer an automatic path to closed doors once you get back. Your resume and past experience is still relevant and valued. Furthermore, your career break could be [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 18th, 2011

career break travel adventures in Peru

  In this week’s ¨Who´s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Dan and Audrey, the traveling powerhouse duo behind the popular travel site, Uncornered Market. This is the first interview in the series with travelers who are more traveling nomads rather than career breakers. But, they have the ¨Because Life Is Out There¨ [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 12th, 2011

Career Strategist and Author, Julie Bauke

As a career break advocate, I am passionate about encouraging people to take some time out for themselves and getting out there. But, I recognize that it’s not for everyone. And, more importantly, it’s not always the right next move depending on what’s happening in your career or life at the moment. So, I’ve asked [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 11th, 2011

career break travel adventures in Ecuador

In this week´s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Warren and Betsy, or as they are known online, MarriedWithLuggage. This couple from Seattle left it all behind at the end of 2010 to start their big trip around the world. How big? Try three years!  They started blogging their adventure long before [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: January 6th, 2011

career break travel planning, career break basic training

Get Ready For Action! UPDATE Since writing this review, Meet Plan Go has updated its program. So, be sure to review their site for what’s included. I still recommend the program and believe that the changes strengthen an already great program. REVIEW On January 19, 2011, the people who organized the successful Meet Plan Go [...]

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Written By: jeff

Posted On: November 23rd, 2010

career break travel adventures in Mexico

  In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Angie, who blogs on her travel site, SabbaticalScapes.  This native of Houston left her job in the IT world during one of the worst economic downturns the US has seen in decades.  She traveled through Central and South America, the Middle East [...]

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