Ten ways to align yourself whence career break

27May14

I am sure everyone would have had a career break during one’s lifetime. So do I. I have always wondered how best we could cope up so as to bridge ourselves during the time where you try to build your career. Here are my takes:

1. Keep your morale high. That always helps.

2. You would for sure get different thoughts. Invite them, discuss with your peers and friends.

3. Spend as much time you could with your friends.

4. Start writing a review on your subject that has caught an interest. This would be my best take as it would help you move forward. What more! a publication is no different in taking you setup some goals 🙂

5. Subscribe to different journals, have a bird’s eye view of different new words you come across.

6. Setup some coffee meetings with your peers, ex colleagues or perhaps future lab mates/colleagues?

7. Update your Linkedin and Research Gate profiles whilst taking premium account that is offered to you 🙂

8. Participate, discuss in forums and prepare for some questions that you might expect in the future.

9. Save some energies even as you start reading journals, newspapers, watch movies etc.

10. And …why not blog so as to help people like me read such stories :-))

All the best
Prash

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