By Stephanie Wilcox (Middlefield, CT) Is it becoming harder and harder to be a working mom? Yes, if you look at the number of women who throw in the career towel once they start families, finding it challenging to transition back to work while maintaining work/life balance. Fortunately, many firms are implementing programs to keep [...]
‘Returners’ Category
June 2nd, 2011, 6:00 am
Coaching Programs for Moms Returning to Work are on the Rise
August 19th, 2010, 6:00 am
Jobs Returning to Wall Street: 5 Tips to Get that Promotion, Raise, or New Job
By Stephanie Wilcox (Connecticut) Good news, bankers and insurance professionals: financial services companies in New York are hiring again, and you’re among the most desired candidates. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that employment in the industry grew by 6,800 in New York City from the end of February through May, the largest gain in [...]
August 18th, 2010, 6:00 am
The Benefits of Hiring Women Returning from a Career Break
Contributed by Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin In the June issue of INC Magazine, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is interviewed about a range of topics relating to managing and motivating employees. When asked at the end of the interview: “If you were starting a company today, what would you do to create the [...]
February 17th, 2009, 1:06 pm
Bumps on the On Ramp
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Stay at home mothers (SAHMs) are looking for work and facing some good news/bad news. A combination of factors is sending these SAHMs back to work. Some need to replace the income of spouses who have been laid off. Others need the additional money to combat increased living costs. And still [...]
January 20th, 2009, 1:00 pm
Making a Comeback
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) The women in The Comeback have one thing in common: none of them had planned to leave work but at some point they all made the decision to go back. I spoke recently with Keller about what she learned from writing the book and what advice she had for women looking [...]
September 3rd, 2008, 12:45 pm
Merrill Lynch Providing Professional Women an Opportunity for Greater Returns
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) The management team at Merrill Lynch was puzzled. While it was clear that Merrill Lynch was recruiting its fair share of the most promising women from campuses around the world and developing that talent, the number of women dropped at each successive level up the corporate ladder. Moreover, there [...]
August 19th, 2008, 1:30 pm
Mentoring My Boss: The View From Down Here
by Valerie Poulin (Toronto) When I decided to return to life as an employee after a decade of freelance and contract work, I thought that it would be tough to find get back into the swing of things. But while I dreaded leaving behind the freedom and flexibility of the freelance life, I longed for [...]
July 8th, 2008, 11:00 am
Are You Ready to OnRamp?
Contributed by Catherine Clifford of YourOnRamp.com Are you a woman who took a career break and is now eager to find your next path? Are you looking for career inspiration and flexible work options? Is the thought of brushing up your résumé and going on an interview overwhelming? You may not want to return to [...]
June 17th, 2008, 11:44 am
Dressing Your Resume For Success
By: Kathryn Sollmann, Co-founder Women@Work Network Most women know what to wear to give the right impression in the right situation. Yet, even many women who spend thousands of dollars on each season’s fashions present themselves as paupers on resume paper. At Women@Work we call it the “under-dressed” resume — resumes that don’t look right, [...]
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