Though I had always thought that I would return to work as soon as my youngest was in kindergarten, I had not anticipated some of the challenges I faced in re-entry. Specifically, I struggled to find a permanent position in financial services. Part of it was down to circumstance: I had lived and worked abroad soContinueContinue reading “Fear Not! Dream Big!”
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Setting Small Achievable Goals
As I move on from my ‘returnship’ into a permanent role, it is significantly easier than my initial return to work campaign. I have hired a coach, who is effective, and I enjoy working with. I told her my goal is to be her easiest, fastest client in getting a new job: our goals areContinueContinue reading “Setting Small Achievable Goals”
Augmenting Managerial Skills
In speaking with a friend who heads a large team in several separate locations, he mentioned that he was pleased with himself as a manager in how he had handled a certain situation in a project their team was doing and a problem they had to deal with. He said that he was happy withContinueContinue reading “Augmenting Managerial Skills”
It’s More than The Job
I am proud to call myself a successful returner! I re-entered the full-time, paid workforce in November 2017 after looking since the beginning of that year. The position I returned to was workable with my family commitments and I was enjoying working outside the home, and of course the paycheck. But I had taken aContinueContinue reading “It’s More than The Job”
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