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The Benefits of Your Community College

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

iRelaunch Return to Work Conferences

Don’t miss the iRelaunch Return to Work Conference on October 4th in New York City and on November 30th in Washington, D.C.! This is a great event if you’ve been out of the workforce and are contemplating a return.  I

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Emotional Obstacles to Relaunching

iStockphoto.com One of the biggest hurdles you may face as a relauncher is…yourself.  You’re not alone if the mere thought of re-entering the work force makes you anxious, apprehensive, guilt-ridden, and doubtful of your abilities.  For years, you’ve nurtured helpless

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Posted in Family, Helpful Resources, The Head Games

Preparing to Write Your Resume

iStockphoto.com Whether you write your own resume or hire someone to do it for you, you are going to have to put in some work before you sit down to write.  And as a relauncher who’s been out of the

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Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes

The Relaunch Movement

iStockPhotos How many are we?  More than you might think.  When we start the difficult process of relaunching, many of us feel quite isolated.  But as more and more women attempt to relaunch, the number of services catering to this

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Crisis in Confidence

iStockphotos.com Today is a day of shaken confidence for this wannabe relauncher. One of my goals for this organizing-and-getting-things-done time of year is to network with some of my old friends and colleagues and pick their brains about what I

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Posted in My Story, Networking