Carol Fishman Cohen: How to get back to work after a career break
Carol Fishman Cohen: Come ritornare a lavorare dopo una pausa lavorativa
Carol Fishman Cohen documents successful transitions back into the workforce after career breaks. Full bio
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after a career break:
dopo aver interrotto la carriera
career breaks for elder care,
per occuparsi di persone anziane,
career transitioners of all kinds:
after a career break is hard
dopo una certa pausa è difficile
between the employers
tra i datori di lavoro
with a gap on their resume
di persone con un intervallo nel loro cv
can have doubts about their abilities
possono avere dubbi sulle proprie capacità
for a long time.
per molto tempo.
that I'm trying to help solve.
che sto provando a risolvere.
are everywhere and in every field.
che lavora nel Regno Unito,
to be home with his five children.
per badare ai suoi cinque figli.
about nurses returning to work
che le infermiere ritornano a lavorare
in Orange County, California,
California.
in a social services organization
per un'organizzazione di servizi sociali
that I'm aware of.
che conosco.
giudice della corte suprema,
early in her career.
ad inizio carriera.
who took a 13-year career break.
by the Today Show
per un sondaggio dal Today Show
to return to work
che tornavano a lavoro
who loved her time at home,
e di amare il tempo passato in casa,
and needed to return to work,
aveva bisogno di lavorare,
to bring work back into her life
il lavoro nella sua vita
ciò che molti di noi fanno
a good day in the job search.
di aver fatto un'ottima ricerca di lavoro.
or accounting role,
the last nine months
companies online
senza alcun risultato.
if I could work with her
se potessi lavorare con lei
turn things around.
a cambiare le cose.
was she had to get out of the house.
era di uscire di casa
with her job search
che cercava lavoro
about her interest in returning to work.
di aver intenzione di tornare a lavorare.
to have a lot of conversations
be discouraged by it.
to a job opportunity."
verso un'occasione lavorativa."
with Tracy in a little bit,
tra un po'
a discovery that I made
di una scoperta che ho fatto
out of the full-time workforce.
is frozen in time.
è come congelata.
when you start to get in touch with people
with those people from the past,
con persone del passato,
or went to school,
o sei andata a scuola,
has diminished over time,
anche se la tua autostima è diminuita,
from our professional identities.
dalle nostre identità professionali.
you might think of yourself
of driving around in my minivan.
dopo aver guidato un minivan per 24h.
to be back in touch with these people
rimetterti in contatto con queste persone
about your interest in returning to work.
from my own career break.
di questa pausa.
with the business news.
le notizie d'economia.
for my four young children.
a badare ai miei quattro bambini.
that didn't exist anymore.
che non esisteva più.
to the Wall Street Journal
al Wall Street Journal
cover to cover before I felt
pagina dopo pagina,
in the business world again.
cosa succedeva nel mondo della finanza.
are a gem of the workforce,
una risorsa del mondo professionale,
for childcare reasons,
per badare ai propri figli,
or partner job relocations.
at an employer's expense.
an enthusiasm about returning to work
di tornare a lavorare
away from it for a while.
quando parlo con i datori di lavoro,
that employers have
are worried that relaunchers
temono che questi dipendenti
obsolete myself at one point,
so long ago that I used Lotus 1-2-3.
tanto tempo prima da usare Lotus 1-2-3.
can even remember back that far,
A lot of the commands are the same.
Molti comandi sono gli stessi.
expect them to come to the table
che i datori si aspettano
of basic office management software.
responsibility to get there.
that employers have about relaunchers
dei datori di lavoro
don't know what they want to do.
non sappiano cosa vogliono fare.
to do the hard work
and skills have changed
e le loro capacità sono cambiate
to demonstrate to the employer
al datore di lavoro
return to work programs since 2008,
seguo i programmi per ritornare al lavoro
paid work opportunity,
opportunità lavorative a breve termine,
an internship or not,
to return to work.
di tornare a lavorare.
internship programs.
per la reintroduzione in azienda.
a nontraditional reentry candidate,
un candidato anomalo,
internship program in the military,
nell'esercito,
un lavoro a tempo indeterminato.
integrate internships
inserire dei tirocini
education programs.
about what I was seeing,
su ciò che ho visto,
for Harvard Business Review
per l'Harvard Business Review
there for that title,
in the midst of all the college interns.
tra tanti stagisti universitari.
"The 50-Year-Old Intern."
"Lo stagista cinquantenne".
financial services companies
for returning finance professionals.
per il reinserimento di professionisti.
hundreds of people have participated.
to permanent roles
engineering companies
sette delle più grandi aziende d'ingegneri
for returning engineers
per il rientro degli ingegneri
with the Society of Women Engineers.
con la Società degli Ingegneri Donne.
the reentry internship?
questi tirocini per il rientro?
al datore di lavoro
on an actual work sample
a prove di lavoro reale
that permanent hiring decision
removes the perceived risk
elimina la percezione di rischio
to hiring relaunchers,
collegano all'assunzione dei relauncher
excellent candidates
were not interested
non erano interessati
are programs being developed
for these programs
this problem for relaunchers,
questo problema per i relauncher
career transitioners too.
per gli altri impiegati.
per i veterani
internship program.
a retiree internship program.
non ci possa essere uno stage per pensionati.
what happened with Tracy Shapiro.
cosa è accaduto a Tracy Shapiro.
everyone she knew
with another parent in her community
del suo quartiere
in a finance department.
there was a possibility
but no guarantees.
ma senza garanzie.
and she loved the people
e i suoi colleghi,
than 10 minutes from her house.
l'ufficio era a 10 minuti da casa sua.
for a permanent full-time role,
a tempo indeterminato,
with this internship
all of their expectations,
non solo le hanno dato
made her a permanent offer
interesting and challenging,
ancora più interessante e stimolante
ce la poteva fare.
to get her MBA at night.
to work for her.
è stato una prova,
for both Tracy and her employer.
sia per Tracy che per il suo datore.
the reentry internship concept
questo tipo di tirocinio
after a career break,
di ritornare a lavorare,
or an internship-like arrangement
o qualcosa di simile
a formal reentry internship program.
un programma di reinserimento ufficiale.
for more relaunchers to come.
per i prossimi relauncher.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carol F. Cohen - CEO and co-founder, iRelaunchCarol Fishman Cohen documents successful transitions back into the workforce after career breaks.
Why you should listen
Carol Fishman Cohen is CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch, a comprehensive career reentry resource for employers, individuals, universities and professional associations. Cohen has been on a dual mission for nearly 15 years: to elevate the profile and champion the success of professionals returning to the workforce after a career break, and to educate and support employers that engage with return-to-work talent. Her goal is to normalize the career path that includes a career break and document successful transitions back into the workforce so that employers understand the value proposition that returning professionals provide.
Cohen is the co-author of career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track and a returning professional herself. Her return to work at Bain Capital after 11 years out of the full-time workforce is documented in a Harvard Business School case study. She has connected with thousands of professionals who have successfully returned to work after a hiatus, and she has engaged with hundreds of hiring managers to understand their perspectives on hiring people returning from career break.
iRelaunch's flagship event, the annual iRelaunch Return-to-Work Conference in New York City, is the leading external source of candidates for the major Wall Street reentry internship programs and is the largest and longest-running dedicated career reentry event in the United States. Cohen has been tracking career reentry programs of all types since 2008 and writes a series of articles for Harvard Business Review on the theme "The 40-Year-Old Intern." She originated and co-leads the Society of Women Engineers/iRelaunch STEM Reentry Task Force, an initiative to increase the pipeline of female engineers via reentry internship programs at STEM sector companies.
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