iStockphoto.com Guest post by Mary Ghilani, Director of Career Services at Luzerne County Community College in Pennsylvania I recently read an article by Allison Doyle on About.com, about the growing number of employers posting ads that refuse to consider unemployed…
Read more ›
Blog Archives
Discrimination Against Unemployed Workers
Tagged with: about.com, Allison Doyle, between job, discrimination, Fair Employment Opportunity Act, Kirsten Gillibrand, LeeAnn Dance, Linkedin, Luzerne County Community College, Mary Ghilani, out of date, professional organization, re-enter the work force, re-enter the workforce, reenter the workforce, Richard Blumenthal, Sherrod Brown, stay-at-home parent, updating skills
Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Updating Skills, Volunteering
Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Updating Skills, Volunteering
Career Services at Community Colleges
iStockphoto.com Are you contemplating a return to the work force after a career break but unsure how to do it? Do you wonder if you need to take some classes to update your skills? Or maybe you’re thinking about an…
Read more ›
Tagged with: American Association of Community Colleges, career assessment, career break, career coach, career counselor, career plan, career services, community college, Community College Finder, counselor, Dr. Julie Leidig, life coach, Luzerne County Community College, Mary Ghilani, Norma Kent, Northern Virginia Community College, re-enter the work force, reenter the workforce, return to work, stay-at-home mom, stay-at-home parent
Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Updating Skills
Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Updating Skills
Updating Your Skills with ed2go
ed2go Logo Updating out-of-date skills is one of the biggest challenges facing women, and men, looking to re-enter the work force after a career break. And figuring out where to do it is yet another challenge. Community colleges are great…
Read more ›
Tagged with: ed2go, online classes, re-enter the work force, reenter the workforce, relaunch, return to work, updating skills, web design
Posted in Helpful Resources, My Story, Updating Skills
Posted in Helpful Resources, My Story, Updating Skills
Displaced Homemakers and the Training Source
iStockphoto.com Divorce, death, illness. Devastating to anyone. But particularly devastating to a stay-at-home mom when it’s her spouse and suddenly she has to go back to work. Try heaping grief on top of the return-to-work journey. These women are officially…
Read more ›
Tagged with: BlogTalkRadio, Bronx Community College, Career and Life Transitions Center for Women, David Paterson, displaced homemaker, Displaced Homemaker Awareness Day, job training, Job Training Partnership Act, John DiMaio, Kim Rhim, New York State Department of Labor, Pierce College, re-enter the work force, re-enter the workforce, reenter the work force, return to work, Seat Pleasant, The Training Source, Warren County, Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Internet Radio
This Can’t Be Happening What’s THE most important thing for hosting an internet radio show? (This is not a trick question.) It’s…an internet connection! I learned that the hard way today. Two minutes before the launch of my inaugural Back…
Read more ›
Tagged with: Audacity, Back in Force, Back on the Career Track, BlogTalkRadio, Carol Cohen, Holy Spirit, iRelaunch
Posted in Helpful Resources, My Story, Updating Skills
Posted in Helpful Resources, My Story, Updating Skills
Resources for Updating Skills
FreeStockPhotos.biz One of the biggest concerns voiced by women at Thursday’s Re-Entering the Workforce seminar at the local Women’s Center is technological obsolescence. It is a valid and very real concern. But as I’ve written about in previous posts, there…
Read more ›
Tagged with: Brenda Bernstein, Colleen Smith, Columbia Alumni Association, Daily Grommet, iRelaunch, Jules Pieri, Linkedin, Linkedin profile, online software classes, Outlook, PowerPoint, re-entering the workforce, SOFTEACH, technological obsolescence, temp agency, The Women's Center, webinar, Ziggs.com
Posted in Helpful Resources, Networking, Updating Skills
Posted in Helpful Resources, Networking, Updating Skills
Training Source Video
Here’s my first full production as a relauncher:
Technology Confusion
ChrisHepburn/iStockphoto.com Technology has me really discouraged. I’m trying. Really I am. But… For weeks I took pictures with my new Blackberry camera phone but was discouraged by the blurry quality. Then I discovered I had failed to removed the protective…
Read more ›
Tagged with: Breakthrough Art Organization, digital media boot camp, Final Cut Pro, Google Analytics, iRelaunch, one to one, return to work conference
Posted in My Story, Updating Skills
Posted in My Story, Updating Skills
The Technology Learning Curve
©iStockphoto.com/tisphoto I’ve got a lot to learn. I know that. But couldn’t it be just a little easier? I’m feeling totally overwhelmed and discouraged. There’s just so much to learn. At times, it feels like too much. In college, I…
Read more ›
Tagged with: CNN, re-entering the workforce, technology learning curve, typewriter
Posted in Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Posted in Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Comeback Moms Review Continued
Comeback Moms Comeback Moms: How to Leave Work, Raise Children, and Restart Your Career Even If You Haven’t Had a Job in Years by Monica Samuels and J.C. Conklin offers useful practical tips and general advice for women who want…
Read more ›