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	<title>Briefcase to Backpack - Travel Advice for Career Breaks or Sabbaticals &#187; Next Steps</title>
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		<title>Top Benefits of a Career Break</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/08/top-benefits-of-a-career-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m happy to report that the term ‘Career Break’ seems to be popping up all over these days! I hope that has a little to do with our upcoming Meet, Plan, Go! event. Regardless of why – we are happy to see people talking, writing, and reporting about them. However, this month’s career break news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Your Travels Part of Your Career Brand</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/06/how-to-make-your-travels-part-of-your-career-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many career breakers, it would be a dream to continue to travel. But most do return to work, whether it&#8217;s a new career or back to the briefcase. Mario Schulzke, Creator of CareerSparx, shares with us &#8220;How to Make Your Travels Part of Your Career Brand&#8221;. Your career brand is much more than the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Into a New Field or Industry</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/04/breaking-into-a-new-field/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are returning from a career break and trying to figure out your next steps or are contemplating a sabbatical but don&#8217;t know where to start, our career coaches are here to help. Barbara Pagano of YourSABBATICAL answers the question: I’ve realized I no longer want to go back to my old career. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Steps: Easing into Re-Entry</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/02/next-steps-easing-into-re-entry/</link>
		<comments>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/02/next-steps-easing-into-re-entry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Lubin of LL World Tour shared with us her experiences dealing with Reverse Culture Shock after her around the world travels. Here are some tips she found helpful to ease back into the re-entry process. THINGS TO AVOID: Getting sucked in to watching too much TV. For about 3 years I barely watched TV. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Steps: Turning a Passion into a Business</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/12/next-steps-turning-a-passion-into-a-business/</link>
		<comments>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/12/next-steps-turning-a-passion-into-a-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have shared many inspiring stories of Americans who have taken a career break to travel. But then we were contacted by Jorrit and Nicky Jorritsma, a couple who reside in the Lake District of Great Britain with their 11-year-old daughter Kiah. They are self-proclaimed “Briefcase to Backpackers” and wanted to share their story of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Steps: Career Choices &amp; Resources</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/10/next-steps-career-choices-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even before you’ve returned from your career break travels, you probably put some thought into what you want (or don’t want) from your next job. If you are anything like us (Michael, Michaela, and Sherry), you probably fall into one of these categories: You want to return to the Briefcase, but on a different career [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Steps: Getting Back to &#8216;Reality&#8217; and Resumes</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/02/next-steps-getting-back-to-reality-and-resumes/</link>
		<comments>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2009/02/next-steps-getting-back-to-reality-and-resumes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We share some ideas on how to ‘sell yourself’ and your experiences from your career break. ]]></description>
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