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Is now your opportunity to pivot?

Spring is a time of change, especially here in the Midwest, where I live. The grass starts to turn green again (finally!), the buds start appearing on trees and the early flowers like daffodils begin to appear. Perhaps this is the reason, many of the relaunchers I’m working with have…

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Don’t Just Talk About It, Do Something

We at iRelaunch often point out that relaunchers choose to take career breaks for a myriad of reasons. Many military spouses and partners find themselves faced with crucial career decisions because of the nature of military life. As part of May’s Military Appreciation Month, we asked Sue Hoppin, a nationally…

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Leveraging Your Caretaking Responsibilities in Your Story

Caretaking is one of the most common reasons for taking a career break, yet many of us are uncertain how to express that experience for a successful relaunch. Kendell Brown offers four effective tips to help you overcome your doubts and describe your career break with confidence.

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Counterintuitive Job Searching

Several years ago, I was playing cards with my family and I was losing (badly). I don’t like to lose, so I started thinking longer and longer and longer before I took my turn. Unfortunately, this led to me doing even worse. It finally got to a point at which…

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Informational Interviews Up and Down the Corporate Ladder

If you are serious about returning to the workforce, you’ve heard of informational interviews. But just in case you’re a little rusty on the concept, this blog post gets into some great tips and nuances of informational interviewing.

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Demystifying the Cover Letter

One topic that continually vexes job seekers is the cover letter. It’s not as well-known as the resume and it’s less public than a LinkedIn profile...as a result job searchers are often intimidated by cover letters.

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Using Volunteering to Create Momentum in your Relaunch

Volunteering during your break can serve many purposes – fill up your time, support causes you believe in, make an impact, etc. You can also use your volunteer experience to prepare for a successful return to the paid work force. Here’s a list of several tactics you can employ to…

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5 Insights on a Successful Job Search from Former Relaunchers

With summer in the rearview mirror and fall rapidly approaching, this is a time when many relaunchers step up their relaunch activities. And…knowing that hindsight is 20/20, here are some insights that other relaunchers have shared as part a successful job search.

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Relauncher Resume Basics

If you haven’t put together a resume in a while, this post is for you. In this blog post, iRelaunch recommended coach and resume expert Kendell Brown discusses key resume sections (in the order they should appear) and what to include. For each section, she's also added a…

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What recruiters look for in a resume

I’ve read, evaluated and written literally hundreds of resumes. Clients come to me and want to know what can they do to help their resumes stand out. They ask – "What do recruiters look for in a resume?"

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