Belinda Nanda Belinda Nanda was a 48-year-old stay-at-home mother of two when she decided it was time to go back to work. She had just signed up her daughters for ice skating lessons and debated signing up, too. But…
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Stay-at-Home Mom Returns to Work with Help from Community College
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Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Part-time vs. Full-time, Work-Life Balance
Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Part-time vs. Full-time, Work-Life Balance
Finding Your Work-Life Balance
©iStockphoto.com/RTimages Can you name your values? You know, the things that are most important to you. Have you ever really even thought about it? I hadn’t, really, until I read career coach Julie Cohen’s book “Your Work, Your Life…Your Way.“ …
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Return to College to Launch New Career
Suzanne Offit The kids are back in school!!! For many stay-at-home parents, the return to school means the return to normalcy, albeit an often hectic one with activities and homework. But for a growing segment of the adult population, fall…
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When You Don’t Get the Job
istockphotos.com Not that I know 100% for sure yet, but I’m pretty darn sure I did not get the job I interviewed for last week. I was supposed to hear back at the beginning of this week. Here we are…
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Tagged with: comeback mom, interview, re-enter the workforce, reenter the work force, relaunch, return to work, stay-at-home mom
Posted in My Story
Posted in My Story
The Importance of Connections for Job Seekers
Master isolated images Connections are oh-so-important. Especially if you’ve been out of the work force and are looking to return. Seek them out and nurture them! Here’s how they have just helped me. Two weeks ago I got an email…
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Tagged with: Betsy Fisher, C-SPAN, CNN, connections, Michel Martin, networking, re-enter the workforce, reenter the work force, return to work, Tell Me More
Posted in Interviewing, Networking
Posted in Interviewing, Networking
Secrets to Better Networking
People Network by Vlado Donald Dell is the consummate networker. He’s a former tennis pro who went on to found the ProServ sports agency. He became one of the biggest sports agents of his time. He launched the Legg…
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Tagged with: Donald Dell, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, networking, re-entering the workforce, re-entry journey, reenter the work force, return to work, Thomas Heath, Value Added
Posted in Networking
Posted in Networking
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…
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Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized, Updating Skills
Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized, Updating Skills
The Elevator Speech
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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Posted in Helpful Resources