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Returning to work after a divorce
Returning to work after a career break, or “relaunching,” in the face of a divorce brings special challenges. You may have immediate financial need and feel especially emotionally vulnerable. But you shouldn’t be any less strategic than if you were returning to work for other reasons. The “7 Steps to Relaunch Success” strategy my co-author Vivian Steir Rabin and I developed for returning to work after a career break provides an order to the relaunch process and helps you maintain momentum. But if divorce precipitated your relaunch, there are a couple of important tweaks to the process you will want to consider. Read More »
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This mom's tips for weathering tough times
I recently read comparisons between the current economic crisis and the tough times in 2000-2001. I couldn’t help but think back to those years and the downturn we were feeling here in the Rabin household. Although not a technology or financial services company, my husband’s employer at the time was closing its New Jersey office in a cost-cutting move and issued him the following ultimatum: Either relocate to San Diego or else. Read More »
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Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Calista Flockhart and Teri Hatcher are all "Back on the Career Track"
With the tragic loss of jobs and money by so many in the last week, I had to distract myself by focusing on something totally unrelated to Wall Street: Hollywood. At the same time financial markets were collapsing worldwide, the movie “The Women” was released, starring Annette Bening and Meg Ryan, two actresses who took multi-year career breaks and then returned to the screen. They are not alone. Michelle Pfeiffer, Teri Hatcher and Calista Flockhart are among the growing group of prominent actresses who have relaunched back into acting after time away. Pfeiffer took a five-year break, Hatcher took six years, Flockhart took four, Ryan took six, and Bening, took not one, but two three-year breaks when her first and fourth children were born. Read More »
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Sarah Palin is a relauncher
Last week my co-author wrote about Jill Biden’s relaunching her career starting with a return to school. This week, I’m going to write about relaunching into politics, starting with. . . guess who . . . Read More »
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Jill Biden returned to work after a career break (and what we can learn from her example)
Check most bios on Jill Biden and you will find references like this one from the New York Times “Dr. Biden gave up her high school teaching job to raise the boys and the couple’s daughter, Ashley, born in 1981. She returned to work in the mid-1990s at the community college.”
A bit more digging reveals that Biden took a complete career break from 1981 until 1985, and then entered Villanova University to begin a two year master’s degree program from which she graduated in 1987. Biden completed her second master’s at West Chester University in 1991 and worked part time for Delaware’s Rockford Center psychiatric hospital adolescent program during this time. In 1993, she started working as a professor of English at Delaware Technical and Community College where she is today.
Going back to school to jumpstart a career relaunch the way Jill Biden did is an excellent back to work strategy that can be calibrated to a person’s schedule and professional goals. Read More »
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How to turn your full-time job into a part-time consulting business
With part-time and consulting work continuing to be seen as “the holy grail” of work/life balance, more and more women are asking how they can make the switch from being an employee to a contractor or consultant. Fortunately for those interested in making this change, more and more companies are open to engaging people, especially former employees, on this basis. This is particularly true today, when many employers need to cut back on FTEs (full time equivalents), but still have work that needs to get done. Readers recently queried us about the ins and outs of building sustainable consulting businesses. Read More »
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Volunteer your way back into the workforce
A great way to make the transition from home to work is to start by doing meaningful volunteer work. Take Cathy Paris for instance. Cathy was a medical social worker who took a 17 year career break, waiting until her second child entered college before she began the process of returning to work. Still interested in the medical social work field, Cathy started back by working as a volunteer in a hospice. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Frequently asked questions for the woman reentering the workforce
In past blogs I’ve written about resumes, cover letters and references for women returning to the workforce. But if you’re considering going back to work, you’ve probably got a host of other questions. Here are some of the most common: Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Internships are not just for your teenager, they are for YOU!
The latest development in the career reentry arena is the unpaid internship. Three new programs feature internships, and we think this is only the beginning. One employer is offering them directly, and two universities are offering them as part of a larger career reentry program. With a little ingenuity and chutzpah, you can create one for yourself too. Read More »
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Finding your dream (part-time) job
People often ask me how to find meaningful part-time work, something other than bagging groceries, answering phones, selling clothes, or stuffing envelopes. Unfortunately, there’s no silver bullet, but here are some surprisingly successful strategies. Read More »
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