Returning to Work with a Resume Gap
58mBeginner2021-03-24
Authors

Kelley Biskupiak
Cofounder of Prepare to Launch U and Be You Bravely

Susan Rietano Davey
Cofounder and Owner of Prepare to Launch U
Course details
If you’re looking to return to work after taking a career break, even a brief one, the process can feel daunting, confusing, and discouraging, especially if you’re navigating the process on your own. In this course, Kelley Biskupiak and Susan Rietano Davey—founders of Prepare to Launch U, a firm focused on work-life transitions—guide you through the steps on the path to reentering the workforce. They cover topics like leveraging your skills and experience, writing your resume and LinkedIn profile, and understanding your motivations for returning to work in order to set you on the right path. Having successfully navigated their own returns to work after career breaks, Kelley and Susan deliver firsthand knowledge that will help you brush up your skills, rebrand yourself post-break, and set yourself up for a successful career return.
Skills covered
Job SearchingCareer ManagementCareer DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Set yourself up for a successful career return
1. Know Who You Are
- 02 - Identify your values and strengths
- 03 - Leverage your skills and experience
2. Know Where You Are Going
- 04 - Motivations, priorities, and preferences
- 05 - Build a career vision
- 06 - Explore and assess your career options
3. Execute Your Return
- 07 - Write your resume
- 08 - Create your LinkedIn profile
- 09 - Network your back way in
- 10 - Interview with confidence
- 11 - Negotiate for now and later
4. Overcome Career Development Barriers
- 12 - Overcome imposter syndrome
- 13 - Synergize work and life