Many people who step away from paid employment to care for their families plan to return to work at some point. That plan may be specific, with a target industry and timeline, or it may be more open-ended. Either way, the transition back into the workforce can be more challenging than expected. Today’s job market can add another layer of complexity, with employers increasingly focused on specific skills, changing expectations…
I’m a big fan of Patty Azzarello, a writer and executive coach. I find her advice really helpful. Much of it comes out of her experience in large organizations, but it’s often applicable to people working in companies of all sizes. One memorable blog post was about how to win a big promotion and, as usual, it has a lot of good advice. But that’s not why I’m sharing it…
It can be hard to stay upbeat when you don’t get a job after many attempts and applications submitted. One problem people run into is hoping it will be easy to return to work, which actually creates a bit of an expectation that it will be easy. When it isn’t, the disappointment you feel at not meeting that expectation — no matter how unrealistic it was — can be really…
