I took three career breaks of different lengths between 1974 & 1983 and was featured in an IEE booklet on Career Breaks in 1985! Back in the '70s & '80s there was no comprehensive nursery system for childcare, as now, so it was quite daunting juggling work and three children. I completed my C Eng application at the start of my second break (before son no. 2 was born) . Before that break I had been a senior engineer with Marconi Research in Chelmsford and my C Eng application was successful (without an interview). I intended to return to my job at Marconi Research, but we relocated back to our Devonshire roots, so more career challenges followed. I retired last year, but I did ultimately become Engineering Manager for the North Devon SME that I joined in 1983 and was accepted as FIET just before I retired!
I took three career breaks of different lengths between 1974 & 1983 and was featured in an IEE booklet on Career Breaks in 1985! Back in the '70s & '80s there was no comprehensive nursery system for childcare, as now, so it was quite daunting juggling work and three children. I completed my C Eng application at the start of my second break (before son no. 2 was born) . Before that break I had been a senior engineer with Marconi Research in Chelmsford and my C Eng application was successful (without an interview). I intended to return to my job at Marconi Research, but we relocated back to our Devonshire roots, so more career challenges followed. I retired last year, but I did ultimately become Engineering Manager for the North Devon SME that I joined in 1983 and was accepted as FIET just before I retired!
