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Media Sales, Paid Returnship, Dow Jones [Sept - Dec 2019], New york

Job Description:
 
What is a Returnship?
 
A Returnship is an opportunity for professionals who have not been in the workforce for at least two years due to child-care, family care, and other life events, to transition back into a professional setting.
 
Participants of the Returnship will go through a 3 month paid program to gain experience back in the workforce.
 
The Returnship program will run from September 24th, 2019 to December 13th, 2019.
 
Who Is Eligible?
 
This program wo...
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Manaufacturing Returnship, Medtronic

Make an impact in medicine and engineering with a technology leader in medical devices and therapies.  At Medtronic, we improve the lives of more than two people every second.  Our internships expand your skills, test what you know and help you prepare for the next stages of your career.

 
Medtronic is excited to expand our Careers 2.0 Returnship Program!
Careers 2.0 is a new program that is designed to increase the pipeline of female STEM talent who are returning from a two or more year care...
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HoneyComb Credit, Lead Generation Specialist

full-time pittsburgh sales Aug 01, 2019

HoneyComb Credit

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities.  At Honeycomb Credit we are passionate about helping small businesses succeed by allowing them to borrow the expansion loans they need directly from their own community members and fans.  

 We have already helped numerous small businesses in Pittsburgh and Cleveland and now we are looking to expand. Honeycomb is hiring a Lead Generation Specialist who will identify, call, and email awesome local businesses and introduce ...

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What's The Deal With Cover Letters? We Surveyed 10k Recruiters and Here's What They Said...

advice Aug 01, 2019
If you're looking for a new job, it might surprise you to know what recruiters really think of cover letters.
 
As someone who recruited for over 15 years, I have my own opinions about cover letters, but when I launched a company to help job seekers across various industries, I wanted to be sure I was giving the appropriate advice. So this year, I unofficially surveyed a group of over 10k recruiters to find out whether or not you should spend your time (or money) on cover letters.
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Success Story: Stephanie

Uncategorized Apr 23, 2018
Please enjoy the first of our small feature series on some incredible women who navigated there job search successfully. Read on to learn more about how they did it...

For this featurette, we spoke to Stephanie.

What was your situation when you began looking for work:

My job search began shortly after I went back to my job after maternity leave. While I was still being promoted and rewarded for the work that I was doing, I had come to a few discoveries while I had been out. I was no longer wi...
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Returners, Here's The Best Kept Secret to Landing a Job at Your Dream Company

advice Mar 14, 2018

As published in Nafe, by Tracy Saunders.

Re-entering the workplace may be difficult, but it certainly isn't impossible.

Women with children make up a majority of the labor force but if you've ever taken time off, you know that getting back in can be tough. The longer you wait, the more difficult it can be to find work.

Overcoming Sexism, Age, and Salary Discrimination

Women in the workforce still face challenges that include sexism, age and salary discrimination, lack of benefits and ina...

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Moms, 2018 Is Your Year To Get Hired

advice Feb 22, 2018

Published by Forbes, 02/01/18

Author, Tracy Saunders

Given that 50% of the US workforce is made up of women and 70% of them have children under 18, it’s about time hiring trends shift to reflect these stats — most notably in the emergence of training and placement programs designed to accommodate working moms. Here are five trends that mamas who are re-entering the job market or transitioning to another profession should know about in 2018.

1. I Love Returnships — And You Should, Too

Wom...

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Why Women Really Quit Their Jobs

advice Feb 18, 2018

This might make me sound like a feminist, so be it.

But my entire feed is blowing up about the survey “Why People Really Quit Their Jobs” conducted by some pretty amazing people at Harvard Business Review.

There’s so much to love about this article, and the idea of job creation makes me swoon, especially as I work to help so many women sort through cookie-cutter job descriptions and battle their own imposter syndrome.

And to another point, I always tell candidates how much you love your job w...

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WJSN Launches The First and Only Job Search Course Just for Moms

Uncategorized Jan 04, 2018

Despite corporate diversity recruiting efforts, in 2018 many working mothers struggle to land news jobs due to the rise in competition and complexity of recruiting processes. To help women navigate the murky and confusing world of job hunting, Tracy Saunders, an ex-Amazon and ex-Google recruiter releases the first job search course created specifically for mothers.

Check it out here

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Although job announcements regularly appear on numerous job boards, landing a new role is more ti...

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5 Ways Treating Your Job Search Like Parenting Will Lead to Your Dream Gig

Uncategorized Nov 22, 2017

I came across a LinkedIn post from a woman who endured 28 interviews before landing a job. As a working mom of twins (a mom who may or may not be writing this on her lunch break, shoving a salad down between meetings and typing with nails months overdue for a mani), I’m thinking, who has time for that? 

And as a recruiter I think about the art of job search a lot. It's my job to get intimately involved in job-seekers’ lives, review loads of resumes, negotiate offers and (the best part) help peo...

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