European Pharma company

Navigating a return to work post career break

People need to take career breaks for all sorts of reasons, at various stages in their career.

After a long tenure with one employer, then a career break, getting back into the working world can be a daunting prospect.

For starters, it’s unlikely that you’ve been on the recruitment roller coaster of job research, applications and interviews recently.

But, people with good experience and excellent data and analytics skills are always in demand. It’s just a case of finding the right recruiter who takes the time to support your job search.

Boston Hale's Data & Analytics reruitment team worked with a Senior Insights Manager in this exact situation on his search for a new role.

Here’s what he had to say:

After I took a break from my career in Insight for the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries, I was looking to find a new role in which I could utilise my existing skill sets, but also learn new skills.

The consultant was very proactive, encouraging and supportive. She was able to help my understanding of the role, filling in the gaps from the job description. She helped me build knowledge of the company, what they are doing and the purpose of the role within it.

Her approach was upbeat and positive. One stage of the interview process involved a presentation and she was very happy to look through it, provide feedback and support me in achieving the desired standard.

I felt my consultant was very easy to talk to and clearly had a lot of skill and knowledge. Although we are at different life stages, we had good chats throughout the recruitment process and her understanding and knowledge was excellent.

This is my first position since I took my career break. Since starting my role, she’s also been in touch to check in with me. I am enjoying the role, which is a good balance between using my key, existing skills and the challenge of learning and developing new ones.

Would I recommend Boston Hale in the future? Of course!

My experience with recruiters in the past has been mixed, but some people have a real enthusiasm for it. Boston Hale's team rank at the top of the range of recruitment consultant’s I’ve dealt with previously.

Senior Insights Manager, large European pharmaceutical company

If you have an in-demand skill set and are interested in a change of direction, our consultants can help steer you in the right direction and help you develop the confidence you need to go out into the jobs market.

Contact us or register your CV with us for future roles.

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