{"id":3191,"date":"2015-10-09T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T16:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2015-10-09T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T16:46:01","slug":"back-to-business-five-tips-for-women-restarting-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/back-to-business-five-tips-for-women-restarting-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Business: Five tips for women restarting career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"byline\">By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_824705c1125888746b968ba84d0f638d\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\">\u00a0A career change can be daunting for anybody. It can be an especially intimidating task for women who have been out of the workforce for five, 10 or 20 years to care for children or aging parents.<\/div>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_1a9e641f4aa717e0b318b9c56ca0fc06\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\">\u00a0About 43 percent of highly qualified women take a career break at some point. Many find it difficult to relaunch that career, said Katie Dunn, founder of this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/backtobusinessconference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Back to Business Women&#8217;s Conference<\/strong><\/a>, but it&#8217;s not impossible.<\/div>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_a1f9993d41c45c67faa85fc8e50dafc5\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\">More than 100 of those highly qualified women are gathering at a Research Triangle Park conference center this week to get tips, advice and strategies for getting back to work. WRAL.com was among the sponsors for the conference, which I had the opportunity to attend on Thursday. I met some great women who all are ready to work.<\/div>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_45e9d6515e92112bc09a0e81af0b0be9\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\">&#8220;You guys are the leader moms,&#8221; said Dunn, a Cary mom who recently went back to work full-time as an associate director at the MBA Career Management Center at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. &#8220;Start seeing yourself that way. It will change the way that others see you and, more importantly, the way you see yourself.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_d8d8b5745305d4430d6c898e022fcfd6\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p>During the conference, attendees had their pictures taken for their LinkedIn pages, sat through resume or interview critiques, met with recruiters from local companies and learned about everything from how to market themselves to how four local women got back to work after long breaks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_e23ef2158a304a2c9f45f78fc36f635b\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p>There was some great information and advice. Dunn, who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wral.com\/conference-aims-to-help-women-re-entering-workforce\/14889284\/\"><strong>I featured last month<\/strong><\/a>, hopes to keep the participants connected as their job searches continue. She plans to organize the conference again next fall.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_09f33985eab586858ebbb24f821f8f9a\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p>For the moms out there who couldn&#8217;t make it, but are ready to get back to work, here are some tips and advice gleaned from Thursday&#8217;s sessions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_4ef31f274992a90a81cd093355fcd929\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>1. Update your LinkedIn page now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_332f3e329fc3cae29edca3e895c35d9e\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p>Maybe LinkedIn didn&#8217;t even exist the last time you were looking for a job, but it is critical for anybody looking for one now. More than 90 percent of recruiters use LinkedIn to look for candidates and vet them, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindaconklin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>career coach Linda Conklin<\/strong><\/a> told the crowd Thursday. The site lets job seekers post a full resume with details and experiences for potential employers to see.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_a9c91da781f5502074745f915acd6c23\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s also an easy way to connect with old colleagues, neighbors and friends, who might know somebody who is looking for the skills that you offer. LinkedIn groups allow you to meet up with alumni from your alma mater, professionals in your industry and others. Once you connect with old contacts, you can then set up one-on-one meetings to learn more about how the industry has changed since you left the workforce or what career decisions they&#8217;ve made for themselves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_9982a89ca796a3c92fd2c440055358be\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\">But don&#8217;t immediately launch these conversations with requests for a job, said Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irelaunch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>iRelaunch<\/strong><\/a>, which helps those who have taken career breaks. Instead, write that you&#8217;re in &#8220;information gathering mode,&#8221; she said, to show that you&#8217;re going through a thoughtful and deliberate process as you look for work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ant_indicator_b7e5557b37cd8aafa936139142e2857f\" class=\"ant_indicator ant_indicator_for_text ant_dont_show ant_helper ant_no_reactions\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wral.com\/back-to-business-five-tips-for-women-restarting-career\/14956613\/#v82f0xXOKVvj41ij.99\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0CLICK HERE for the rest of this article<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall \u00a0A career change can be daunting for anybody. It can be an especially intimidating task for women who have been out of the workforce for five, 10 or 20 years to care for children or aging parents. \u00a0About 43 percent of highly qualified women take a career break at some point. 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