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Stay-at-Home Mom Returns to Work with Help from Community College

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

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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Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources, Part-time vs. Full-time, Work-Life Balance

The Benefits of Your Community College

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

iStockphoto.com What does your local community college have to offer someone hoping to re-enter the work force after a career break?? Plenty. And probably a whole lot more than you imagined. Affordable tuition is the well-known benefit. But there’s also…

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Posted in Back to School, Helpful Resources

Return to College to Launch New Career

Posted on September 13, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

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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What to Wear When Re-Entering the Workforce

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

istockphoto.com I had a job interview recently, and I found myself scrambling to find something appropriate to wear. This, despite the fact that I have a full closet. My problem — I don’t really know how to pull things together…

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Posted in Dressing the Part, Helpful Resources, My Story

Being a Role Model to Our Children

Posted on August 12, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

istockphoto.com Being a role model to our children can be a motivating factor in a woman’s decision to re-enter the workforce after taking a career break to raise her children. For me, it’s not a primary factor, but it’s certainly…

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Posted in My Story

Doing What You Love

Posted on August 9, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

istockphoto.com My daughter recently asked me what I saw myself doing when I retire. ”Retire?” I said. ”I have no plans to retire. I want to work until I die.” And I mean it. I’m not trying to re-enter the…

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Updating Your Skills with ed2go

Posted on August 5, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

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…

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Posted in Helpful Resources, My Story, Updating Skills

When You Don’t Get the Job

Posted on July 28, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

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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Posted in My Story

The Value of a Career Coach

Posted on May 25, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

Nancy Collamer Nancy Collamer is a nationally recognized career coach, author, and speaker. She’s been in the coaching business for 15 years. But she knows she’s not the coach for everyone. “It’s important to understand that a good coach is…

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The Return to Work Opportunity

Posted on May 12, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

Comeback Moms Returning to work after a break to raise children could be seen not as a daunting challenge, but as an opportunity. A chance to figure out what you really want to do. Huh. Never really thought of it…

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Posted in Helpful Resources, Uncategorized