A career break is a period of time out from employment. Traditionally, this was for mothers to raise children ^{[citation needed]}, but it is now used for people taking time out of their career for personal development and/or professional development. Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Look up Career in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Professional development refers to vocational education with specific reference to continuing education of the person undertaking it in the area of employment, it may also provide opportunities for other career paths. ...

A career break is usually between one month and two years long. Six months to 2 years is the most common period of time for a career break ^[1].

It can take the form of a sabbatical, which can be paid or unpaid - unpaid sabbaticals are much more common^[1]. Alternatively, the user may choose to take their career break between jobs. A sabbatical year is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year, in the career of an otherwise successful individual taken in order to fulfill some dream, e. ...

A career break is not simply a period of unemployment. Career breakers usually do one or more of the following:

• Travel
• Voluntary work
• Paid work abroad

The career break has grown in popularity over the last five years, with 75% of the British workforce currently considering a career break ^[2]. It is most common in the UK, where it grew out of the gap year 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. Travel is the transport of people on a trip or journey. ... The term gap year (also known as year out, deferring, Overseas Experience) is given to a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) between a students completion of secondary school and matriculation in college or university, or also between college and graduate school or a profession. ...

References

1. ^ ^a b The Career Break Site survey, 2005
2. ^ Confederation of British Industry survey, 2005

See also

• Gap year
• Sabbatical year