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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

iRelaunch Return to Work Conferences

Posted on September 18, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

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…

Tagged with: Back on the Career Track, Carol Cohen, comeback mom, conference, iRelaunch, onramp, re-enter the work force, re-enter the workforce, reenter the workforce, relauncher, return to work, stay-at-home mom, Vivian Rabin
Posted in Helpful Resources

Emotional Obstacles to Relaunching

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

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…

Tagged with: career coach, Colleen Smith, emotional obstacles to relaunching, mother role, re-entering the work force, relauncher, return to work anxiety, return to work guilt, return to work transition, systems theory, The Women's Center
Posted in Family, Helpful Resources, The Head Games

Preparing to Write Your Resume

Posted on February 27, 2011 by LeeAnn — No Comments ↓

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…

Tagged with: Al Jazeera, CNN, job description, professional accomplishments, relauncher, resume, volunteer experience, work experience
Posted in Helpful Resources, Resumes

The Relaunch Movement

Posted on February 24, 2011 by LeeAnn — 2 Comments ↓

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…

Tagged with: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Carol Fishman Cohen, Center for Work-Life Policy, coaching circles, Current Population Survey, Harvard Business Review, iRelaunch.com, off-ramp, on-ramp, online training programs, relauncher, return to work conference, Vivian Steir Rabin, webinar
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Crisis in Confidence

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

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…

Tagged with: Bill Maher, Cliff Hackel, CNN, Diana Sperrazza, Discovery Communications, Final Cut Pro, Kerry Hannon, relauncher, shaken confidence, Sue Bennett, What's Next
Posted in My Story, Networking