Here’s what Mathian Osicki, Global HR Partner with IBM, had to say about hiring relaunchers when interviewed at the iRelaunch Return to Work Conference on October 4th in New York:
Monthly Archives: October 2010
IBM and Relaunchers
Tagged with: IBM, iRelaunch, Mathian Osicki, re-enter the workforce, return to work conference
Posted in Interviewing, Resumes
Posted in Interviewing, Resumes
How to List Volunteer Work in Your Resume
Here’s some advice from Mathian Osicki, Global HR Partner with IBM, as interviewed on October 4th at the iRelaunch Return to Work Conference in New York:
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Posted in Resumes, Volunteering
Posted in Resumes, Volunteering
Sell Yourself in Your Resume
Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work Your resume is a sales document. You are selling yourself. “When writing your resume, your challenge is to create a picture of knowledge, action, and results,” write Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark in…
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Tagged with: career break, Expert Resumes, Louise Kursmark, resume, returning to work, Wendy Enelow
Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes
Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes
The Power of LinkedIn
LinkedIn Just in case you’re wondering if it matters to have your profile on LinkedIn, let me share a little story. Friday afternoon I received an email from Kim Moss, a friend from my Childhelp volunteering days. Kim is the…
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Tagged with: Black Bag Productions, Childhelp USA, Kim Moss, Linkedin, strategic volunteering
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Strategic Volunteering
iStockphotos.com Many of us on career breaks have put our various skills to work as volunteers. Sometimes that volunteering becomes a job onto itself. But how do we make it work for us, especially if we’re thinking of relaunching? The…
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Volunteer Moms
asiseeit/iStockphoto.com I spent this past weekend in Austin with a group of girlfriends. We all met when our 9-, 10-, or 11-year-olds were babies, and we needed someone to commiserate with. Once or twice a year now, we head out…
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Am I Obsolete?
Confused by Business Technologies/iStockphoto.com Ask anyone thinking about re-entering the work force after a career break and they’ll likely tell you they are most afraid of having become obsolete. So much has changed, and we’ve fallen so far behind. Sheryl…
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Tagged with: career break, iRelaunch, Laugh on Purpose, re-entering the work force, return to work conference, Sheryl Sarnak
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
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…
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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…
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Tagged with: CNN, re-entering the workforce, technology learning curve, typewriter
Posted in Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Posted in Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Mothers & More
Mothers & More Logo The more I read my notes from the iRelaunch Return to Work Conference from October 4th, the more I realize how much I gained from it. Not only did I get great tips and meet lots…
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