Time flies as they say. It has been a year since our group at We’ve Got This came together to talk about going back to work, grow our networks and strategize about finding that “one job”it takes to say I have gone back to work. Looking back on the year, it started for me by reaching out to other women looking to return to the workforce and using those conversations and other connections to be ready, to be employable and to contribute as an employee.
When I wrote our first blog post that voice in my head still doubted this would all work out as I hoped. As the weeks passed, I practiced answers to questions, connected with people to learn more about industries and roles all the while thinking why would now be any different than other times I had considered returning to work. For me the difference was the support and thoughtful conversations with my “team”-the women I gathered together for lunch every week to review our searches, talk about new ideas and celebrate the small steps forward and figure out what we learned from our near misses.
Those conversations became our slogan “we’ve got this”. You too can put together a plan to return to work. Continue to network, practice answers to potential questions or your elevator pitch as you drive, walk, make dinner or drift off to sleep. You can do this!
We've Got This 