A break is necessary and we all need it, at a certain point of time in our lives. All of us have some dreams apart from a job or salary like traveling to a dream destination, writing books, and blogs, or maybe a career switch after working so many years in the same company or the company is restructuring.
Also, one can start his/her own business or maybe want to go for higher education and it needs a prolonged period of time. Be it your past job where you were supposed to go to a faraway foreign location and it was not possible or women on maternity leave for upbringing/child care. There can be several reasons to take a break from a job and it completely depends on the person and his/her personality, and the “time” factor plays a major role. There are lots of benefits like we get time to reevaluate our goals, physically rest from a hectic schedule, less stress, etc. Although, after taking a break from work, what’s important is the appropriate planning to restart things or the career.
In this article, we’ll discuss several crucial tips for restarting your career after a break. But before that, let’s first understand:
Is It Ok To Take a Break?
Willingness to work is very important because if you keep working without will then you will not get proper results. Meanwhile, breaks give us time for learning and developing new skills or reassessing things at the same time they improve family relations and social relations. Also, it allows you to pursue extra-curricular activities, and also most importantly it lets you experience and enjoy freedom after so long and hectic schedule and all of these pour extreme energy which can be very fruitful.
Following Are Some Crucial Tips You May Follow To Get Back To Work :
1. Rejoin Your Network
After a long break, you need to know what is the current scenario. Talk to your colleague, clients, and friend and let them know you are ready to work and all this should be done before 2-3 months of your actual will. This not only gives you insight into the company but may also help you get an appropriate job. And if your connection knows someone who needs your skills, they may also be happy to refer you for the job. A trusted and recommended potential employee is much more attractive to an employer than someone they don’t know because they can’t trust everyone.
2. Assess Your Ability and Situation
It is very important to have a clear mindset about what kind of work you want and accordingly you possess skills or not. At the time of the interview, a career break with no relevant skills can give you a way out. The interviewer can very easily assess that you are in rush without skills. It’s the time you must be very clear about what kind of work you want to do and this must be done 2 months before your actual will. And if you want to switch you have the time to go for skill development training and it’s not a bad idea to prepare yourself before the actual war. We all have heard “If you fail to prepare, it means you have prepared to fail”. So prepare yourself mentally, physically as well as emotionally.
3. Update your CV/Resume
When you are almost ready to join, it must be reflected in your resume. All of us either at the start of our careers or after a break have to update our resumes. Apart from your personality, this resume can do wonders. Add all the new skills you may have developed during your break, and explain how these can relate to the job you’re now applying for. Whatever job you are applying for you must be prepared for it. Don’t wait until you’re applying for roles, you need to get some experience beforehand. There are rational, easy-to-understand, and acceptable reasons for leaving your past job. You have to keep the reason for the job interview at your new one. This way, your new employer will have no misgivings about you after performing a background check. Before your interview, do some market research on the skills required by each company that you want to opt for, salaries, and charges to ensure they are realistic. If you have a good starting point you can build on that over time once you have gained more experience.
4. Search For Jobs
Look for a job that suits you and you are willing to. Instead of randomly searching for jobs on the Internet, find relevant job opportunities by using a targeted search on a popular job portal whichever sounds you well. And accordingly, go for it. Search, analyze and apply is the technique that you can apply.
5. Recommendation
A letter of recommendation can play a key role in providing a better job. So, make it a point to acquire Certificates of Appreciation from influential people in your previous organization. There can be various certificates which you have got while working last these gives an impression of your ability and capability and takes you out of the common race and places you in some position.
6. Interview Preparation
Once you have found an appropriate workplace/company in the last two months now, it’s time to give a final touch. You must be prepared enough so that you may not lose confidence. You must be prepared to give your point of view on”Your career break”. You can tell how efficiently you have utilized your break and how it has filled a positive vibe in you. You need to know about all of these things:
- Check the interview format which is currently in use.
- Analyze the job description and responsibilities you have to do.
- Maintain the dress code.
- Your answers must be prepared.
- At the time of the interview listen to the interviewer carefully.
- You may ask for clarification.
- Be positive and humble.
- Do whatever etiquette is required.
7. Be Confident
Last but not least have faith in yourself be fierce, be fearless and be confident enough as you were before the break. Try to feel that you never had a break. Everyone has different career ladders they climb at their own pace depending on what their goals are in life you have your own goals, your own ladder why worry? And never ever think that you cannot succeed, you can and you will.
