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After the big trip They came, went... and did it! But where are they now? DID that big trip change their lives? What to do with all the travel experience and how to use it? How to get a job afterwards! Was the trip the best - or worst - thing you ever did?
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on my CV - now I am CFO
Today I just signed an offer to become CFO of a Canadian mining company - after almost a year on the road. I wrote this on my CV and employers and recruiters loved it.

June 2011 - April 2012
Completed a solo motorcycle journey covering over 63,000 kilometres, spanning North, Central and South America, with the objective of setting and attaining challenging personal goals, and enriching my life experiences beyond the scope of the traditional corporate desk. Documented my journey at www.gregsadventure.com
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Today I just signed an offer to become CFO of a Canadian mining company - after almost a year on the road. I wrote this on my CV and employers and recruiters loved it.

June 2011 - April 2012
Completed a solo motorcycle journey covering over 63,000 kilometres, spanning North, Central and South America, with the objective of setting and attaining challenging personal goals, and enriching my life experiences beyond the scope of the traditional corporate desk. Documented my journey at www.gregsadventure.com


Wow, that's an impressive way to express it! Don't mean to flatter you, but, YES, I agree that should be the way to go: nothing to hide, nothing you should be sort of... uncomfortable (ashamed?) of during a job interview, but something to be proud of which shows (in your case) you are able to think out of the box and are self-confident enough to express so straighforward.

Congrats for the job and the trip. And thanks for sharing your vision.

Esteban

PS: If I worked in the HR dept, would I fire the CEO (for the new CFO)?
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I must agree with the general sentiment of honesty on your cv, and I think most employers will realise that the experiance of this type of traveling (rather than jumping on a plane) that we are talking about here is a very positive thing. I loved the post by matt cartney, especialy this.

" After all, my CV is almost as much 'career break' as career - and I'm qualified to do virtually nothing."

This made me giggle, but it speaks volumes about matt cartney's attitude,and that is why he is able to gain employment easily. So matt if you can just send me your cv so I can paste my name.....only joking !
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I committed plagiarism......and it worked!
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Today I just signed an offer to become CFO of a Canadian mining company - after almost a year on the road. I wrote this on my CV and employers and recruiters loved it.

June 2011 - April 2012
Completed a solo motorcycle journey covering over 63,000 kilometres, spanning North, Central and South America, with the objective of setting and attaining challenging personal goals, and enriching my life experiences beyond the scope of the traditional corporate desk. Documented my journey at www.gregsadventure.com
I returned from a two year around Africa trip and settled into an unsatisfying job for a year. As I was revamping my resume to find a "better" job I stumbled onto this post from mustg02011. The wording grabbed my attention and I used most of Greg's wording on my resume. It turned the whole travel experience into a positive life experience, and attracted a lot of attention. I today received an offer for the position of Finance Manager for a company in the Seychelles. So to Greg.......thanks! If your wanderlust brings you to the Seychelles, look me up and the drinks are on me.
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Perhaps this thread should be updated to say what do you put on your CV and Facebook as potential employers will probably be checking both.
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I am quite proud of what I achieved in my two years off travelling on motorbike, and just put a comment down on my CV with the dates along the lines of....

2008 to 2010. Solo motorcycle expedition, Australasia and greater Europe.

I often get asked about it, and nearly always in genuine interest rather than an inquisition type of approach.
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