Monthly Archives: April 2011

10 Strategies for Reentering the Workforce

Posted on April 16, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

Mary Ghilani A must-read book for anyone contemplating a return to the work force. It is full of practical, nuts-and-bolts advice from Mary Ghilani‘s 18 years of experience as a career coach and, for the past seven years, as the…

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Are You Ready to Re-Enter the Work Force?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by LeeAnn — 1 Comment ↓

Leslie Simpson Leslie Simpson missed working. The Massachusetts mother of two boys had quit her job at a small design firm after her first was born and had been home for two years when she first felt the yearning. By…

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Relaunching One Step at a Time

Posted on April 7, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

By Courtney Johns The idea of relaunching can be daunting. There’s so much to do. Update your resume, Update your skills. Update your wardrobe. Find Mary Poppins for the kids, or, at least, a clone for snow days and sick…

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The Elevator Speech

Posted on April 6, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

iStockphoto.com The elevator speech. Do you really need one? Yeah, you do. Especially if you’ve been out of the work force and are hoping to re-enter. Add it to your back-to-work to-do list. But, take heart, there’s a GREAT tool…

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Part-Time Trade-Offs

Posted on April 2, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

iStockphoto.com For a stay-at-home mom contemplating a return to the work force, part-time work sounds ideal. It’s a chance to get back out there, mingle with adults, earn some money, and still be there for the kids. But there are…

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Re-Entering the Work Force Part-Time

Posted on April 1, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

Flexible Resources Did you know that 60 percent of working moms wish they could work only part-time, but only about a quarter actually do? That’s from a Pew Research Center study in 2007. And it means that well more than…

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