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Returnship programs often start as diversity initiatives and then evolve into a fundamental part of an employer’s talent acquisition strategy.

At the core of our work, our goal is to partner with forward-thinking organizations to engage with and hire professionals who have taken an extended career break. We help these organizations create space for relaunchers to land.

Let’s have a conversation so we can show you why...we know you will feel the same way about relaunchers as we do.

Returnships 101

A quick primer on the basics

Get answers to your questions: What is a returnship or a career reentry program? What’s the difference between the returnship and the "direct hire" career reentry model? How do these programs work? How can we get started? What’s the business case for implementing one inside our organization?
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The Business Case for Return to Work Programs

Why launch one?

There's an opportunity cost to not tapping into the competitive relauncher talent pool. Career Reentry programs are not just common-sense initiatives, they make good business sense too.
The Business Case for Employer Career Reentry Programs

How can we help?

On the cutting edge of the Career Reentry Field

The best part about being the leader in the career reentry space is having the expertise and experience to know how to customize our services to serve the unique needs of each client. We are in a position to spot trends early and have a consistent track record of doing so. We are also able to convene our employer community regularly to share ideas, learn best practices and get early predictions about trends,
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Why work with us?

Your Career Reentry Experts

We work with all models of career reentry programs; returnship, direct hire, cohort-based, rolling admissions and hybrids of all of these. We have the expertise to maximize the benefit from each approach and solutions for their challenges. Our consulting team includes leaders who established career reentry programs in their own complex organizations and relaunchers with first hand experience in every stage of the relaunch journey.
Why is iRelaunch the right partner for you?
Summit2025

iRelaunch's Virtual Employer Summit

The iRelaunch Virtual Employer Summit brings together leading practitioners running the most innovative and successful employer career reentry programs and the subject matter experts at iRelaunch, with representatives from employers in the public and private sectors contemplating future programs.

At the Summit we tackle the toughest topics, from level and compensation decisions to how to deliver programming when participants are not joining at the same time in a cohort. We are uniquely situated to be able to bring together such a broad range of employers to focus on the critical elements of successful career reentry programming. 

The Summit also gives us the opportunity to share our expertise and test our ideas. Plus - community! We are able to introduce career reentry leaders to each other and to provide a platform for them to stay connected, share ideas and continue to learn from each other beyond the Summit.

Employer representatives can join our employer community here.

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A Career break is just a pause!

Solutions for resuming careers and diversifying talent pipelines

Demand for relauncher talent is increasing globally as international organizations are discovering the strategic advantage found in establishing career re-entry programs. They are not only serving as a vehicle to source global labor market talent but are also becoming pivotal to identify diverse mid-to senior level returning professionals.

For this international event, iRelaunch was privileged to have the renowned Human Resources strategist and global thought leader Prabir Jha, facilitate an informative and spirited discussion with Tace Heuston from JPMC, Brett Hemmerling from Moody’s and Ganesh Kalyanaraman from Cognizant.

September 2022 Mocha Moms Employer Showcase
An iRelaunch and Mocha Moms, Inc. Event

2022 Return to Work Employer Showcase

iRelaunch and Mocha Moms, Inc. are excited to bring you another joint employer showcase featuring employers with Return to Work programs interested in recruiting diverse relaunchers with extended career breaks.

First, hear welcome remarks from iRelaunch's Janet Peterson, Diversity Lead, Business Development.

Following Janet's remarks, Mocha Moms National President Kuae Kelch moderates a panel featuring return to work program managers from Amazon, Cognizant and JP Morgan Chase, discussing details about their programs and sharing advice for relaunchers interested in applying.

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An iRelaunch and Mocha Moms, Inc. Event

2021 Return to Work Employer Showcase

iRelaunch and Mocha Moms, Inc. are excited to bring you the first event of its kind...a joint employer showcase featuring employers with return to work programs interested in recruiting those with extended career breaks.

In this session from 2021, hear from career reentry expert and iRelaunch CEO Carol Fishman Cohen on the top strategies for returning to work after a career break.

Following Carol's remarks, Mocha Moms National President Kuae Kelch moderates a panel featuring return to work program managers from Facebook, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley discussing details about their programs and sharing advice for relaunchers interested in applying.

The event concludes with a Q & A session with Carol, Kuae and the employer panelists.

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