Returning to work after a career pause…whether that’s maternity leave, being home with your children, being a stay-at-home mom or shifting industries - how do you do it? How hard is it to get back into the workforce? Where do you start? What should you say interview? Hear from Atlantis Adedipe, a mom who's done it—and even used the opportunity to completely switch industries. Atlantis explains how she definitely decided to switch careers, how her son’s special needs impacted her choices, how splitting from her husband impacted her finances and how she stayed positive and fought imposter syndrome and negativity during her job hunt and career shift.
So, once you’ve made the decision to return to work, how exactly do you go about it? The Mom Project’s Pam Cohen, PhD is giving tips on how to get back to work… including a few you might not expect! She’s sharing what to do about that gap on your resume, how to explain it in a job interview, why an extended period of time away from the corporate world could actually be a good thing.
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