Taking a Break - Forced by Circumstances
As we go through our lives sometimes circumstances beyond our control force us to take a break. Imagine you are going along and due to budget constraints or the Sequester, you are laid off from your job. This would be a forced break. You didn’t ask for it, you didn’t do anything to cause it, you just drew the short straw and now have to consider your options. One aspect of my job has been that it doesn’t really fit any particular mold or category recognized on job search sites. What should your resume (or resumes) focus on? Is it time for a career change? Should you even be searching for a job or try to build a business instead? It is very difficult and if you are fortunate enough to have finances in place to cover you for 6 months or so, maybe it is time to just kick back and review your life for a couple of weeks. Give yourself time to look over your work history and chart the course that best fits your experience, abilities and interests. Maybe starting a business has been