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Making a splash How mum Holly discovered the ultimate career sea change with a Jump! Swim School franchise
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or 38-year-old Holly Singh, the prospect of going back to a job in hospitality, after the birth of her son Jai had lost its spark. The long, and often unpredictable hours, coupled with the challenges and responsibilities of her new young family, made the lure of a fresh new career all-the-more enticing. During Holly’s hospitality career, she worked in hotel accommodation management, which often saw her on call 24/7. “Even though I adored my role, where I
had the opportunity to speak with lots of people and be in an industry I loved, I knew that it would be very hard to keep up with the job, as well as raise a young family.” Once Jai was born in 2017, Holly switched to working in finance in the hospitality industry but missed the social interaction of her previous roles. “You do often get stuck in a rut where it would have been easier to return to a job that I was good at and knew well, but it certainly did not tick all the boxes for me when it came to finding a career I could sink my teeth into and using my skillsets in a fresh environment,” she says.
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