Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #608881 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Synopsis
For full-time mums, going back to work doesn't mean returning to your old job and easing back into the life you had before staying home to take care of the kids. Instead, it means reigniting old contacts (even those who were once your junior), marketing yourself and getting over the intimidation that plagues most women who have been out of the workforce - whether it's been two, six or fifteen years. Carol Cohen and Vivian Rabin, who have successfully pulled it off themselves, know that it can be done - with careful planning, strategising and creativity. In BACK ON THE CAREER TRACK, they offer a seven-step program for going back to work. They also offer advice on maintaining the balance between work and home, and navigating the inevitable sticky situations with family and friends that arise when you return to work.

Customer Reviews

Back on the Career Track
I wish someone would have given me this book a few years ago when I started back to work after being a full time Mom. My experience was extremely difficult and essentially I had to learn everything the hard way. I fought with myself about going back to work. I felt guilty about leaving the kids. I consistently chose jobs that didn't suit my life realities and then ended up doing Houdini acts just to keep everything together. It took me a long time to figure out what I really wanted to do with my life, where I wanted to do it, and how to balance family and work. Okay, so I'm still working on the last one.

Back on the Career Track looks at going back to work after being a stay at home Mom from a variety of different perspectives. Readers are encouraged to ask themselves those really hard questions like do you really want to go back to work, what are your reasons for going back to work, do you have the time to go back to work, and how supportive is your family about the venture?

With these questions out of the way, the reader then looks to what kind of work they want to do. The shear amount of options can be somewhat overwhelming. Do they want to return to the job that they had before they had children or do they want to start a new career? Do they want to work full time, part time, flex hours, shift work, per project, etc?

With those important issues out of the road, the real problems begin. How do you make a resume that looks professional when you have a ten year gap missing? How do you start networking again? How do you regain your skills? How do you deal with supervisors that are the same age as your kids? Check out Back on the Career Track it will reduce the anxiety and give you a lot of great advice.