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  • Interview with our new Managing Director!
    Posted on: 7 January 2020
  • The Career Break Site visits BBC Radio 4's "You and Yours"
    Posted on: 12 November 2019
  • The rise of selfie culture - and what it means for you
    Posted on: 24 October 2018
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    Posted on: 27 May 2018
  • Top travel tips from top travellers!
    Posted on: 25 April 2018
  • How to sustain strong professional networks while on a career break
    Posted on: 27 March 2018
  • The 7 biggest lies about you believe about people who take a gap year
    Posted on: 17 August 2016
  • Top 10 tips for volunteering abroad
    Posted on: 10 October 2015
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    Posted on: 5 October 2015
  • When it all gets too much
    Posted on: 2 September 2015
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    Posted on: 30 June 2015
  • How NOT to raise money for your career break
    Posted on: 26 March 2015
  • Interview with personal branding expert on career development
    Posted on: 29 January 2015
  • 10 little mistakes you're probably making which are ruining your job prospects
    Posted on: 4 November 2014
  • Cruel elephant trekking dropped - what took them so long?
    Posted on: 14 August 2014
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    Posted on: 12 August 2014
  • Portable careers - how to work while you travel (webinar recap)
    Posted on: 1 August 2014
  • 4 highlights and lowlights of a career break in South-East Asia
    Posted on: 24 April 2014
  • How to get a cheap flight [infographic]
    Posted on: 26 March 2014
  • Culture shock: a guide to business etiquette abroad
    Posted on: 13 March 2014
  • Where is the aid being sent to the Philippines really ending up?
    Posted on: 11 December 2013
  • 8 steps to finding a fantastic TEFL teaching job In Asia
    Posted on: 20 August 2013
  • 5 things you didn't know about travel insurance
    Posted on: 7 July 2013
  • Finding a job on a super yacht
    Posted on: 25 April 2013
  • Planning a career break? Don't forget travel insurance
    Posted on: 27 March 2013
  • House-sitting: tips for success
    Posted on: 23 March 2013
  • Some things you probably don't know about us
    Posted on: 4 December 2012
  • Life as a ski instructor
    Posted on: 14 September 2012
  • Volunteering abroad - where does the money actually go?
    Posted on: 16 July 2012
  • Photography tips we nicked off Twitter
    Posted on: 23 January 2012
  • 6 things you didn't know about travel 'experts'
    Posted on: 18 January 2012
  • Don't do anything about your career break until you've read this
    Posted on: 16 December 2011
  • Words and phrases that are banned at The Career Break Site
    Posted on: 24 August 2011
  • Interview with PGL about working abroad
    Posted on: 5 July 2011
  • Being interviewed by Oxford University Press
    Posted on: 21 June 2011
  • Interview with Projects Abroad
    Posted on: 5 April 2011
  • Interview with Heilwig Jones, founder of Kaya Responsible Travel
    Posted on: 4 February 2011
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