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Back to business : finding your confidence, embracing your skills, and landing your dream job after a career pause Cover Image Book

Back to business : finding your confidence, embracing your skills, and landing your dream job after a career pause / Nancy McSharry Jensen and Sarah Duenwald.

Jensen, Nancy McSharry, (author.). Duenwald, Sarah, (author.).

Summary:

"The forty-five percent of American women who take career breaks know better than anyone that searching for a job---with its new modes of communication, new rules of discoverability, and new expectations---has changed rapidly in the last decade. This booklays out a clear path for anyone ready to re-enter the workforce"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781400221417
  • ISBN: 1400221412
  • Physical Description: xviii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: [Nashville, Tennessee] : HarperCollins Leadership, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1. Strategy : paths back to business: Boomerang : Alice ; Lily pad : Aliyah ; Try and buy : Emily ; From pro bono to paid : Jasmine ; How you can do this : discernment and self-assessment -- part 2. Marketing toolkit: What is a personal brand? ; Position and pitch ; Social media platforms ; Résumés : what's "good enough"? -- part 3. The power of relationships: In-person and online connections ; Networking with a purpose ; Networking toolkit -- part 4. Resources: Interview preparation ; Negotiations ; Alternative hiring options ; Timeline and salary expectations ; In this together -- Appendices: Appendix 1: The self-assessment ; Appendix 2: Mind map worksheet ; Appendix 3: The paths back to business : cheat sheets ; Appendix 4: Creating your personal brand : who are you? ; Appendix 5: Creating your personal brand : passion and purpose ; Appendix 6: Your elevator pitch ; Appendix 7: Interview prep template ; Appendix 8: Salary negotiation worksheet ; Appendix 9: Performance review annual raise exercise.

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Subject:
Women > Employment re-entry.
Women > Vocational guidance.
Job hunting.
Success in business.
Career development.
Businesswomen.
Women.
Womyn.
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Self-help publications.

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