Study: Vacation can lead to resume updating
By Ryan Grenoble, Huffington Post
A study confirms what we’ve long suspected: Vacations are great for mental health and bad for jobs you hate.
The survey, conducted by Monster.com, found 70 percent of people are more likely to look for another job after they return from vacation. The results are based on a poll of more than 1,200 people who visited Monster’s website in the U.S. between July and August of this year.
“Vacations are a great time for self assessment. They offer free time, relaxation and detachment from your day-to-day routine,” explained Mary Ellen Slayter, Career Advice Expert for Monster.com, in a press release.
THAT’S NOT EXACTLY IT LADY. Compared to Europe and the rest of the world the U.S. citizens have short vacations. In Europe people get three weeks or more, and that’s after one year on the job. Here in the U.S. our vacations are so short and few, we value them more. I’m sure that people who are considering a job change are first taking their vacations, before looking for new jobs. This is only reasonable because here in the U.S. starting a new job results in losing vacation time and starting all over again. I’ve been there and my vacation had nothing to do with my decision to change jobs. I took my vacation so that I wouldn’t lose it when I changed jobs.