Roadmap for a successful career relaunch, reframing your career break & how to make a career transition - Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO & Co-Founder of iRelaunch, TED Speaker, Harvard Business Review Contributor, Podcaster

Women Career & Life

In this episode, Carol Fishman Cohen shares her personal experience of taking an 11-year career break to focus on raising her children and the challenges she faced when trying to re-enter the workforce. She provides a roadmap for individuals who are looking to relaunch their careers after a break, which includes identifying strengths and skills, building a professional network, and creating a targeted job search strategy.

Additionally, Carol discusses the process of making a career transition and encourages individuals to identify their passions and strengths and research potential career options that align with those interests. She also emphasizes the importance of networking and building a strong professional network.

Carol highlights the importance of reframing career breaks in a positive light when interviewing for jobs, suggesting that individuals highlight the skills and experiences they gained during their break, such as leadership and organizational abilities. She also shares inspiring stories of individuals who have successfully relaunched their careers after taking a break, emphasizing the importance of being proactive and persistent in the job search process.

Lastly, Carol acknowledges that career breaks are becoming longer and more common and encourages individuals to view this time as an opportunity for personal and professional growth. She suggests taking classes, volunteering, or pursuing other interests that can help build skills and experiences.

Overall, Carol Fishman Cohen provides valuable insights and practical tips for individuals who are looking to relaunch their careers after taking a break, emphasizing the importance of networking, building skills, and reframing career breaks in a positive light.

Carol Fishman Cohen is the CEO & Co-Founder of iRelaunch and has built a community of almost 100,000 members. Her TED talk on "How to get back to work after a career break" has had over 3.6 million views and her articles regularly appear in HBR, Fairygodboss, Forbes NBCNews.com and other publications. Carol is the author of the seminal Harvard Business Review article "The 40-Year-Old Intern" which was recognized as an "HBR Article That Changed the Way I Think" as part of HBR's 90th anniversary recognition. She co-leads the STEM re-entry task force with the Society of Women's Engineers (SWE).

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Chapters

1. Carol's career break (00:00:00)

2. iRelaunch...Roadmap (00:03:00)

3. TED Talk advice (00:06:05)

4. Career Transition (00:09:32)

5. Networking (00:12:02)

6. Reframing...Career break (00:13:22)

7. Relauncher... Ramp up..Stories (00:16:38)

8. Breaks are longer... Enriching time ... (00:25:22)

9. Note to your 21 year old self... (00:31:20)

10. One word to describe yourself (00:33:25)