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Jensen, Nancy McSharry author

Back to business : finding your confidence, embracing your skills, and landing your dream job after a career pause / Nancy McSharry Jensen and Sarah Duenwald.

[Nashville, TN] : HarperCollins Leadership, [2021]

©2021

xviii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"The 45 percent of American women who take career breaks know better than anyone that searching for a job-with its new modes of communication, new rules of discoverability, and new expectations-has changed rapidly in the last decade. This book lays out a clear path for anyone ready to re-enter the workforce"--publisher website.

Includes index.

Part one. Strategy: paths back to business -- Boomerang: Alice -- Lily pad: Aliyah -- Try and buy: Emily -- From pro bono to paid: Jasmine -- How you can do this: discernment and self-assessment. Part two. Marketing toolkit -- What is a personal brand? -- Position and pitch -- Social media platforms -- Résumés: what's "good enough"? Part three. The power of relationships -- In-person and online connections -- Networking with a purpose -- Networking toolkit. Part four. Resources -- Interview preparation -- Negotiations -- Alternative hiring options -- Timeline and salary expectations -- In this together.

Career development -- Women.

Job hunting -- Women.

Branding (Marketing) -- Women.

Vocational guidance -- Women.

Self-help publications.

Handbooks and manuals.

Duenwald, Sarah author

9781400221417 hardcover

1400221412 hardcover

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