What is the best 6 month job/experience imaginable in Australia?
We have a bunch of once-in-a-lifetime experience jobs in Australia, but it really would depend on the personality of the person.If I was answering for myself if I was 19 again, I think the best 6 month job imaginable for me would be anywhere near the beach, where I can work with fun happy people during the day, go out with friends in the evenings and relax in the water on my days off. Working somewhere like the Sunshine Coast would be great over summer. So a hospitality job on the beach would do the trick.Interested in the outback, or our rural and regional areas, and want to actually do some hard work?Many people work on the harvest trail picking fruit http://jobsearch.gov.au/harvestt...Work as a Jackaroo (male) or Jillaroo (female) on a remote cattle station. e.g. http://www.jjoz.com.au/Be a WWOOFer (Willing Worker On Organic Farm) http://www.wwoof.com.au/Be a conservation volunteer http://www.conservationvolunteer...Interested in meeting lots of people and enjoying our nightlife? Our legal drinking age is 18, so if you can manage to get a RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) certificate http://www.ahawa.asn.au/training..., then you can pretty much work anywhereSki instructor or anything on the snowfields in winter http://www.snowystaff.com.au/Work in a pub / bar (lots of jobs available all over the country) http://www.workstay.com.au/backp...
Is it easy to go back to work after a 6-month gap?
No it isn’t i’ve had six month gaps before and it’s difficult for many reasons.Pros of not working:You can catch up on tv showsYou can find a different jobYou can hit the gymspend more time on other hobbiesread morecatch up some of those new years resolutionsCons of not working:You can lose your house, car, tv, etc. Having your electricity cut off sucksYou can lose your significant otherYou can’t buy the things you likeAs soon as you look at the great things about having a job that feeling will go away quickly I promise.
Which countries accept 5 to 6 gap years in studies for students?
Most of European and American countries do not mind the age gap.In fact, if you go for reputed institutes you will find people from the age group of 20 to 30 who are experienced in different facets of their life. The primary reason is parents do not let their kids once they grow-up and become adult age. Also, teenagers prefer to stay away from parents after 18 years of age. This creates a less dependency on parents and enforces the teenagers to live on their own earnings either through part time job (if they are supported by parents marginally) or full time (if parents are not in a position to support).Unlike in Asian countries (especially India). kids are taught to be self-dependant once they become major. Whereas, Asian parents typically attached to their kids until they are fully married and live separately, thereafter.So do not think too much on this.You should focus on finding a good institute and check for minimum age and education qualifications. 99% of time, you may not find any upper age limit.While deciding to go abroad, note that there is no guarantee that you will get a job post-graduation in the same country. So you should be mentally prepared to have hardship in countries like UK & USA as the Govts. are no longer promoting students with job offers, as they were in the past.In fact, UK does not allow you stay back after completing your course. Earlier they were allowing you to stay for 2 years which has been curtailed to 1 year later and few months only, if I am not wrong as on date.
Has anyone ever traveled hawaii? is it ideal for a gap year or part of a gap year?
Here's some advice from someone who recently did this. After High School I decided to take some off and travel. It took me a year to find a job but when I did I worked for a couple of months and put some money away. I contacted a farm on Hawaii and WWOOFed. I basically did some volunteer farm work on an organic farm for free room and board. When I wasn't working I was exploring the islands with friends. Hawaii is an amazing place to spend some time during a gap year off. It can be expensive however, especially in tourist areas like Kona and Honolulu. I was there for 6 weeks with free lodging so my expenses for the duration of the trip never maxed 500 bucks for the duration of my trip. My flight from east coast US to Hilo was 900. I would recommend that you save up at least 10k before you embark on a gap year trip. I'm still out of school but after my experience in Hawaii I want to keep travelling and so I'm working to save money and go back out there again and potentially make my way to New Zealand as well. New Zealand has the Working Holiday Visa which is a good opportunity to work and fund your continuing travels. The thing too is that you want to travel to very expensive first world countries. America and Australia/New Zealand are very close in currency value and even with 10k saved up you'd only get 2-4 months of travel out of that and even that depends on your style of travel. Assuming you want to camp around, then you'd be saving a lot of money that way. But working in New Zealand or Australia (which also has the Working Holiday Visa) is a good way to make some money on the road to keep you going, as I've stated. Some good sources to help you out are www.bootsnall.com. They have a great forum there where you can get a lot of great advice and tips on how to make this a reality. Also, Google is also good.
Taking a gap year?
Why aren't gap years a given? Why do we feel obligated to jump right into college after completing 10+ years of learning? I feel the need for a year off to explore the world and become more cultured. What are the repercussions of taking a gap year? How would you apply to college after that? Would they think any less of you?
What and how do you explain an almost year gap following graduation in job interviews?
I agree with all of the other answers, and just wanted to add my 2 cents from an employer/recruiter perspective (having done some hiring of university grads in the past).Recruiters can spend a lot of their time reading through stacks of resumes that all end up being very similar. Such and such had a 3.5 GPA, was president of the Economics Club, spent 3 semesters grading freshman papers as a TA, et cetera. Those things are all great but fail to be eye-catching. Being conventional isn't a great strategy because it doesn't convey the kind of rare and unique strengths that motivate employers to learn more about you as a candidate. Checking all the boxes and doing everything you're "supposed" to have on a resume isn't very captivating... It just makes you look mediocre and uninspired.Conversely, candidates who do things out of the ordinary, and do them well (E.G. spent 12 months traveling and had some interesting accomplishments during the course of that travel) are the kind of people who employers want to learn more about. So to answer your question -- I don't think you need to "explain away" or apologize for your travel at all. Those experiences you gained on the road will contribute to a more mature worldview and greater ability to be a productive and well-adjusted worker, and any employer who doesn't value that shouldn't be worth your attention.