"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do
than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
 Take the helm! |
Interim has designed creative gap-year opportunities for more than 5,700 people of all ages and built relationships with organizations worldwide. Our database encompasses over 5,600 program opportunities.
Taking a gap year is common practice in Europe. Rather than going straight to college, students take a year off (in reality, a year very much "on") to immerse themselves in other cultures, explore specific interests, or volunteer to help others. This trend is growing in the United States, not only among students, but also among those taking a career break or finding fulfilling activities upon retirement where a "gap year" can range anywhere from one week to many months.
At Interim, we work one-on-one with individuals of all ages to tailor a combination of program options that match interests, needs, and goals. We guide people through the process of identifying reputable placements, securing those placements, and adjusting to the changes that inevitably take place as individuals take on new experiences.
Interim offers:
- The option for students, grads, mid- and post-career individuals to take creative gap time
- Decades of experience and expertise in counseling and placing individuals
- A database of the highest quality program options
- The certainty that the placements we recommend are "tried-and-true"
- A wide range of affordable options, e.g. housing & food provided for work; no program fees
- A lifetime of individual, personalized, professional service
acebook website and become a fan. Feel free to or call us at one of our two offices: Princeton, New Jersey (609) 683-4300, and Cambridge, Massachusetts (617) 547-0980.
|
Nurturing the Nurturer podcast "Gap Years for Growth" |
In-depth Student Gap-Year Article
The
Chronicle of Higher Education"The Possibilities of the Gap Year" by Holly Bull |
| Interim in the News |
| Students & Grads |
|
The Christian Science Monitor, July 7, 2009 Reports how colleges are beginning to recognize the value of service work, and quotes CIP President Holly Bull in the article, "Now, colleges pay students who defer school for service" by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo. |
|
The Wall Street Journal, Dec 30, 2008 Profiles one of VP Joanna Lazarek's gap-year students and quotes President Holly Bull in the article, "New High-School Elective: Put Off College" by Toddi Gutner. |
| Mid & Post Career |
|
The Vancouver Columbian, Aug 8, 2009 A 49 year-old single mother of two teenagers turns her six-week internship into full-time work, and Holly Bull discusses possibilities for adults in, "Mature interns emerge" by Mary Ann Albright. |
|
The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2009 A forward-looking mid-career client explains why she took a career-break internship, and Joanna Lazarek counsels in "Start Over as an Intern" by Alexandra Levit. |
| Click for More Articles, Books, or Radio, TV, and Internet Spots |