My only 'Career Breaks' were whilst on maternity leave, when in both cases I returned to my previous job role. As a result, maybe not complete relevant here...
I would like to say though that during the first period of leave (7 mths), I didn't make any particular efforts to keep up to date, and did take a few weeks to get back into it when I returned to work. On the second occasion however, I kept in touch with colleagues at work, read my IET magazines together with some techy blogs and as my role includes software solutions, I kept the grey-matter 'fit' with a s/w solution for a friend's 'play-by-email' game. As a result, I found it considerably easier when I returned to work, even though the break was longer at 9mths.
My only 'Career Breaks' were whilst on maternity leave, when in both cases I returned to my previous job role. As a result, maybe not complete relevant here...
I would like to say though that during the first period of leave (7 mths), I didn't make any particular efforts to keep up to date, and did take a few weeks to get back into it when I returned to work. On the second occasion however, I kept in touch with colleagues at work, read my IET magazines together with some techy blogs and as my role includes software solutions, I kept the grey-matter 'fit' with a s/w solution for a friend's 'play-by-email' game. As a result, I found it considerably easier when I returned to work, even though the break was longer at 9mths.
