Returning to work after a career break, or going back to work after any extended period away from the job, can prove to be quite a challenge.
Whatever the reason for the career break, the absence from work frequently causes feelings of reduced confidence and lack of certainty about your ability to perform a particular job. If you are returning to work after say maternity leave and your job has been held open for you, the transition will be somewhat easier than if you had lost your job altogether. When parents return to work after taking a career break for childcare reasons, they will usually find that getting back on track with their careers is eased by their employer's understanding and willingness to help them 'pick up the reins' again.
Getting Your Confidence Back
The biggest challenge after being away from work is regaining your confidence and despite what people tell you, you sometimes need more that just positive thinking. This is where the Self Confidence Trainer comes in as it leads you step-by-step towards greater confidence and self esteem which will help you overcome the challege of getting back to work.
The Self Confidence Trainer leads you step-by-step towards greater confidence and self esteem.Stages Of Getting Back To Work
As part of their getting back to work policy, they will usually help you with a return to work interview which is great for career break returners and helps you to get back on the career path again.However if you lost your job through redundancy or you've been ill, perhaps you have been responsible for elderly parent care or been bereaved, especially if you have been away from work for some significant period of time returning to work can be most difficult.
It can be especially difficult to be optimistic if you are feeling a little hurt or emotionally fragile following job redundancy or other loss, but even when you know you need the change returning to work can be difficult to get going.
To overcome the lack of self-certainty that a period away from work often causes, you need to find some way to boost your confidence and the best career tools to get you in the right frame of mind.
These Are The Stages You May Find Yourself Going Through:
1) Thinking About Thinking About Going Back To Work
You do not really want to consider a new job at all and if you feel pressured or coerced into it you will actively resist.
You perhaps know you should be looking but you aren’t really committed to job hunting.You may be giving it some half-hearted thought because of pressure from others – “you really ought to be returning to work and getting another job” but you do not want to take it any further.
2) Thinking About How To Get Back To Work After a Long Break
You do see a need for getting back to work and you may be considering making a the move “sometime” or perhaps when you’re quite ready. Which isn’t yet?
3) Preparing For Returning To Work
You’ve made a preliminary decision about returning and you’re preparing to look for the new job.
This stage involves both the psychological intention to take action to return to work and the initial practical steps towards the changes you must make.
You now need to develop and enhance your plan and consider the consequences. Your confidence and motivation are most severely tested at this point. Deciding what you are qualified to apply for is the crucial issue at this point and affects your whole approach to going back to work.
4) Taking Action
You start taking concrete behavioural steps, seeking information about returning to work and following advice on practical strategies and activities. You seek help with confidence boosting information and practical job search materials such as cover letter templates and CV or Resume examples to model.
You can now start actively job-hunting. You are thinking about your skills and experience as well as getting your CV or Resume up to date. You start a file to chart your applications and other activities. You start to rehearse what you need to say when your first interview comes along.
5) Keeping It Going
You have started your job search process and are now making efforts to maintain the momentum of your campaign. You are applying for jobs, networking with contacts and attending interviews, feeling serious now about returning to work.
However, you soon recognise that it can be disheartening and that your confidence can waver after the initial enthusiasm. You must learn not to lose heart, as a lack of early success can lead to a loss of motivation; but persistence, patience and perseverance will always pay off with the result you want.
Now, it's all up to you and your own sense of determination, but with some expert help you may find that some things become much easier. With some guidance you can achieve the return to work that you desire, and the routes back into work can be made easier if you have the right helpful information.
Beat Your Fear Of Going Back To Work
If you need more positive to overcome your fears and lack of self-confidence perhaps hypnosis is the answer - take a look at this video:After any length of time away from work you inevitably lose some of your normal confidence and the thought of returning to work can be quite scary. You may fear that your skills have become dated or that you will no longer fit in with your co-workers from before. As an expert career coach, I recognize many of the emotional obstacles you will face because I too have been through this difficult transition in my own working life. This is the main reason why I created this special Returning To Work Pack which is sure to help you overcome your concerns and help you make the journey back into employment more smoothly.
Returning To Work Pack
In our specially created Returning To Work pack you will find:- Regain Your Self Confidence: Job Loss and Your Anxiety
10 page explanatory booklet detailing the emotional side of getting back into work and what you can expect to feel. It also looks at how others react to you.
- My Job Search Secret: Change the Way You Think
This 3 page leaflet explains how your thinking affects your results and the simple techniques you can use to help you think differently about how you approach your goal of returning to work.
- What Can I Apply For?
This 3 page guide includes a free online Career Options Test and a link to 100s of free job descriptions to consider when you come to start applying for a new job.
- 2 Application Cover Letter Templates
Cover Letters examples that you can modify or adapt to your own situation.
- Cover Letters Writing
15 page guide to writing Cover Letters with examples of a Job Acceptance Letter and Resignation Letter that you can freely copy.
- Recommended CV and Resume Layouts
5 page guide to the best up to date way of writing your CV or Resume with an example to follow.
- Your Smart Interview Guide
15 page guide to preparing for a winning interview plus how to deal with all of the common interview questions you can expect.
which is sure to help you, you have everything you need to get back to work after a career break. Going back to work can prove to be quite a challenge, but you can now overcome the difficulties and whatever the reason for the career break get back on track FAST!!
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