Careers Advice Our future. It's in our hands

1 March 2010: Research revealed by the Careers Advice Service today shows that two thirds of Brits do not look forward to going back to work after their days off (64 per cent). The survey of over 3000 people shows that people dislike Mondays so much, they spend most of Sunday night feeling glum, with a quarter saying the blues kick in between five and six o'clock in the evening (23 per cent).

Career worries were the main cause of people's Sunday night blues (33 per cent); with over half identifying their ‘to do' lists as their main worry (51 per cent). Other triggers include people worrying about their workload (16 per cent) and not being able to do their job properly (12 per cent).

Positively over half of respondents thought that improving their confidence would help ease the way they felt about going back to work (54 per cent), and two thirds recognised that further training and broadening their skill set would help them deal with their work related worries (63 per cent).

Leo Woodhead at the Careers Advice Service says: "Learning a new skill or improving the ones you already have can really help ease those Sunday night blues by boosting your confidence and adding value to other areas of your life. The Careers Advice Service can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and suggest ways to improve things."

The Careers Advice Service provides free, impartial and confidential advice for those interested in learning a new skill; who want to find information on different courses or help with finding out about funding options and ways to get started in a new career.

The Careers Advice Service is open seven days a week from 8am to 10pm. To speak to a Careers Advice Service adviser call 0800 100 900 or visit www.direct.gov.uk/careersadvice.

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For free face to face careers information and advice to adults, nextstep provides help and support in updating skills, training, learning and work. The service is available throughout England. The nextstep advisers are able to provide careers information and advice based on detailed knowledge of the learning and work opportunities available locally. For more details visit: http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/