ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carol F. Cohen - CEO and co-founder, iRelaunch
Carol Fishman Cohen documents successful transitions back into the workforce after career breaks.

Why you should listen

Carol Fishman Cohen is CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch, a comprehensive career reentry resource for employers, individuals, universities and professional associations. Cohen has been on a dual mission for nearly 15 years: to elevate the profile and champion the success of professionals returning to the workforce after a career break, and to educate and support employers that engage with return-to-work talent. Her goal is to normalize the career path that includes a career break and document successful transitions back into the workforce so that employers understand the value proposition that returning professionals provide.

Cohen is the co-author of career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track and a returning professional herself. Her return to work at Bain Capital after 11 years out of the full-time workforce is documented in a Harvard Business School case study. She has connected with thousands of professionals who have successfully returned to work after a hiatus, and she has engaged with hundreds of hiring managers to understand their perspectives on hiring people returning from career break.

iRelaunch's flagship event, the annual iRelaunch Return-to-Work Conference in New York City, is the leading external source of candidates for the major Wall Street reentry internship programs and is the largest and longest-running dedicated career reentry event in the United States. Cohen has been tracking career reentry programs of all types since 2008 and writes a series of articles for Harvard Business Review on the theme "The 40-Year-Old Intern." She originated and co-leads the Society of Women Engineers/iRelaunch STEM Reentry Task Force, an initiative to increase the pipeline of female engineers via reentry internship programs at STEM sector companies.

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Carol Fishman Cohen: How to get back to work after a career break

卡罗尔·菲什曼·科恩: 长期休业后如何重回职业轨道

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如果你度过了一段离职长假,现在想要重回职场,你会考虑参加实习项目吗?再从业专家卡罗尔·菲什曼·科恩认为你应该这么做。在这个演讲中,请诸位听一听科恩自身的经历——作为一个40岁的高龄实习生,她的努力揭示了“再从业者”的成功之道,也展现了雇主对待“再从业”人才的方式的转变。
- CEO and co-founder, iRelaunch
Carol Fishman Cohen documents successful transitions back into the workforce after career breaks. Full bio

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People returning回国 to work
after a career事业 break打破:
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有些人经过离职长假之后
重新投入到工作中来,
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I call them relaunchersrelaunchers.
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我称他们为“再从业者”。
00:20
These are people who have taken采取
career事业 breaks休息 for elder长老 care关心,
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这些人选择休离职长假,
有些是要照顾老人,
00:23
for childcare育儿 reasons原因,
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有些是要照顾孩子,
00:25
pursuing追求 a personal个人 interest利益
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也有些是追求个人爱好,
00:27
or a personal个人 health健康 issue问题.
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或是健康因素。
00:30
Closely密切 related有关 are
career事业 transitionerstransitioners of all kinds:
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各行各业转业的人
都与之紧密相关:
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veterans老兵, military军事 spouses配偶,
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退伍军人、军嫂,
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retirees退休人员 coming未来 out of retirement退休
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退休返聘的人,
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or repatriating遣返 expats外籍人士.
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或遣返回国者。
00:41
Returning返回 to work
after a career事业 break打破 is hard
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离职长假后重返工作
是非常困难的,
00:44
because of a disconnect断开
between之间 the employers雇主
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因为雇主和再从业者之间
00:47
and the relaunchersrelaunchers.
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有了隔阂。
00:49
Employers雇主 can view视图 hiring招聘 people
with a gap间隙 on their resume恢复
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雇主们认为,雇佣这些
简历上工作时间不连贯的人
00:53
as a high-risk高风险 proposition主张,
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是风险极高的决策,
00:55
and individuals个人 on career事业 break打破
can have doubts疑惑 about their abilities能力
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而正在离职长假中的人
可能对自己再从业的能力产生疑虑,
00:59
to relaunch重新开张 their careers职业生涯,
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01:01
especially特别 if they've他们已经 been out
for a long time.
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特别是那些离职时间较长者。
01:04
This disconnect断开 is a problem问题
that I'm trying to help solve解决.
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两者间的缺乏联系
是我在尝试解决的问题。
01:09
Now, successful成功 relaunchersrelaunchers
are everywhere到处 and in every一切 field领域.
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如今,我们在各行各业
都能见到成功的再从业者。
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This is Sami萨米 Kafala卡法拉.
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这位是萨米·科法拉,
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He's a nuclear physicist物理学家 in the UK联合王国
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他是英国的一位核物理学家,
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who took a five-year五年 career事业 break打破
to be home with his five children孩子.
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因为要在家照顾五个孩子
而度过了五年的离职长假。
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The Singapore新加坡 press recently最近 wrote
about nurses护士 returning回国 to work
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新加坡的媒体最近发表了文章,
内容是有关离职长假后再从业的护士。
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after long career事业 breaks休息.
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And speaking请讲 of long career事业 breaks休息,
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提到长时间的离职假期,
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this is Mimi咪咪 Kahn卡恩.
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这位是米米·卡恩,
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She's a social社会 worker工人
in Orange橙子 County, California加州,
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她是加州奥兰治县的一位社工,
01:37
who returned to work
in a social社会 services服务 organization组织
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她在度过25年的离职长假后
01:40
after a 25-year-年 career事业 break打破.
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回到了一个社会服务组织工作。
01:43
That's the longest最长 career事业 break打破
that I'm aware知道的 of.
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这是据我所知最长的离职假期。
01:46
Supreme最高 Court法庭 Justice正义 Sandra桑德拉 Day O'Connor奥康纳
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最高法院法官桑德拉·戴·奥康纳,
01:48
took a five-year五年 career事业 break打破
early in her career事业.
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在其职业生涯早期
度过了五年离职长假。
01:52
And this is Tracy特雷西 Shapiro夏皮罗,
who took a 13-year-年 career事业 break打破.
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这位是特蕾西·莎碧罗,
她度过了13年的离职长假。
01:57
Tracy特雷西 answered回答 a call for essays随笔
by the Today今天 Show显示
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特蕾西答复了从“今日秀”节目观众中
征集到的问题,
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from people who were trying
to return返回 to work
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他们想要重返工作,
02:03
but having a difficult time of it.
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却发现很难做到。
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Tracy特雷西 wrote in that she was a mom妈妈 of five
who loved喜爱 her time at home,
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特蕾西写道:自己是五个孩子的母亲,
也很享受居家的时间,
02:10
but she had gone走了 through通过 a divorce离婚
and needed需要 to return返回 to work,
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但是她历经了一次离婚,
并且急需回到工作状态,
02:14
plus she really wanted
to bring带来 work back into her life
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另外,她很想把工作
带回她的生活中,
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because she loved喜爱 working加工.
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因为她也很享受工作。
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Tracy特雷西 was doing what so many许多 of us do
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特蕾西也曾做过
我们很多人所做的事,
02:22
when we feel like we've我们已经 put in
a good day in the job工作 search搜索.
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每天不停的搜寻合适的工作。
02:25
She was looking for a finance金融
or accounting会计 role角色,
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她找过财经、会计领域的职位,
02:28
and she had just spent花费
the last nine months个月
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她在那之前花掉了九个月时间,
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very diligently用心 researching研究
companies公司 online线上
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很努力地调查网上的公司,
02:34
and applying应用 for jobs工作 with no results结果.
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然后投放简历,却一无所获。
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I met会见 Tracy特雷西 in June六月 of 2011,
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我在2011年六月见到了特蕾西,
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when the Today今天 Show显示 asked me
if I could work with her
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那时“今日秀”节目
问我可否与她合作,
02:45
to see if I could help her
turn things around.
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看我能不能帮她走出困境。
02:48
The first thing I told Tracy特雷西
was she had to get out of the house.
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我告诉特蕾西的第一件事,
就是她必须走出家门。
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I told her she had to go public上市
with her job工作 search搜索
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我告诉她,她必须
公开自己求职的想法,
02:54
and tell everyone大家 she knew知道
about her interest利益 in returning回国 to work.
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然后告诉她认识的所有人,
自己再从业的强烈意愿。
02:58
I also told her, "You are going
to have a lot of conversations对话
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我还告诉她,
“有很多你参与的对话
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that don't go anywhere随地.
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是对你完全没有帮助的。
03:04
Expect期望 that, and don't
be discouraged灰心 by it.
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你要做好心理准备,
别因为那些而灰心丧气。
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There will be a handful少数
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找到工作机会之前,
03:08
that ultimately最终 lead
to a job工作 opportunity机会."
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确实要经历很多琐事。”
03:12
I'll tell you what happened发生
with Tracy特雷西 in a little bit,
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我稍后再告诉你们
特蕾西是如何处理的,
03:15
but I want to share分享 with you
a discovery发现 that I made制作
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我想先跟大家分享
我的一个发现,
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when I was returning回国 to work
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那时我刚刚回到工作中,
03:19
after my own拥有 career事业 break打破 of 11 years年份
out of the full-time全职 workforce劳动力.
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结束了自己离开全职工作大军
11年的长假。
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And that is, that people's人们 view视图 of you
is frozen冻结的 in time.
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这个发现就是,
人们对你的印象凝固在过去。
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What I mean by this is,
when you start开始 to get in touch触摸 with people
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我的意思是,
当你再次开始与人打交道,
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and you get back in touch触摸
with those people from the past过去,
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与曾经合作过的人重新接触,
03:35
the people with whom you worked工作
or went to school学校,
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例如跟你一起上学、工作过的人,
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they are going to remember记得 you as you were
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他们对你的印象是
03:41
before your career事业 break打破.
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离职长假之前的你。
03:43
And that's even if your sense of self
has diminished减少 over time,
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我们的自我意识
随着时间推移逐渐淡化,
03:47
as happens发生 with so many许多 of us
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我们很多人都会这样,
03:49
the farther更远 removed去除 we are
from our professional专业的 identities身份.
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我们距离我们的职业身份
也就越来越远。
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So for example,
you might威力 think of yourself你自己
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举个例子,
你可能把你自己看成这样。
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as someone有人 who looks容貌 like this.
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This is me, crazy after a day
of driving主动 around in my minivan面包车.
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这就是我,开了一天小面包车,
整个人感觉很疯狂。
04:02
Or here I am in the kitchen厨房.
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这是我在厨房里的样子。
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But those people from the past过去,
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但是从前的那些人,
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they don't know about any of this.
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他们对这些一无所知。
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They only remember记得 you as you were,
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他们只记得你曾经的样子,
04:12
and it's a great confidence置信度 boost促进
to be back in touch触摸 with these people
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当你重新与这些人沟通时,
真是大大的增强了自信心,
04:16
and hear their enthusiasm热情
about your interest利益 in returning回国 to work.
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而且他们对你有再从业的兴趣
感到非常的开心。
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There's one more thing I remember记得 vividly生动地
from my own拥有 career事业 break打破.
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我还清晰地记得发生在
我离职长假中的一件事。
04:25
And that was that I hardly几乎不 kept不停 up
with the business商业 news新闻.
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那时我几乎完全不关注经济新闻。
04:28
My background背景 is in finance金融,
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我曾是财经行业出身,
04:30
and I hardly几乎不 kept不停 up with any news新闻
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然而我在家照顾四个孩子时,
04:33
when I was home caring爱心
for my four young年轻 children孩子.
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我几乎不关注任何的新闻。
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So I was afraid害怕 I'd go into an interview访问
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所以我很害怕,
自己去参加面试的时候,
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and start开始 talking about a company公司
that didn't exist存在 anymore.
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会讲到一个不复存在的公司。
04:43
So I had to resubscribe重新订阅
to the Wall Street Journal日志
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所以我重新订阅了华尔街日报,
04:46
and read it for a good six months个月
cover to cover before I felt
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然后连续看了六个月,
04:50
like I had a handle处理 on what was going on
in the business商业 world世界 again.
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之后我才觉得自己对经济
又有了点解了。
04:55
I believe relaunchersrelaunchers
are a gem宝石 of the workforce劳动力,
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我相信再从业者是
劳动大军中的精英,
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and here's这里的 why.
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原因如下。
05:01
Think about our life stage阶段:
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想想我们人生的阶段:
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for those of us who took career事业 breaks休息
for childcare育儿 reasons原因,
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对于那些因为要照顾孩子
而休离职假期的人,
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we have fewer or no maternity母道 leaves树叶.
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大都没有产假,或是产假很短。
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We did that already已经.
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我们早就做过这些了。
05:10
We have fewer spousal配偶
or partner伙伴 job工作 relocations搬迁.
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我们离婚率较低,
也很少因伴侣而调整工作。
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We're in a more settled安定 time of life.
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我们的生活更稳定。
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We have great work experience经验.
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我们有很棒的工作经历,
05:18
We have a more mature成熟 perspective透视.
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更成熟的眼光,
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We're not trying to find ourselves我们自己
at an employer's雇主 expense费用.
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我们不会成为雇主的牺牲品。
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Plus we have an energy能源,
an enthusiasm热情 about returning回国 to work
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此外,我们有一种能量 -
重返岗位的热情,
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precisely恰恰 because we've我们已经 been
away from it for a while.
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正是因为我们离职一段时间了。
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On the flip翻动 side, I speak说话 with employers雇主,
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另外,我也跟雇主讨论,
05:34
and here are two concerns关注
that employers雇主 have
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以下是雇主们
关于雇佣再从业者的两个担忧。
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about hiring招聘 relaunchersrelaunchers.
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05:38
The first one is, employers雇主
are worried担心 that relaunchersrelaunchers
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其一,雇主担心这些再从业者
05:41
are technologically技术 obsolete过时的.
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技术方面比较落后。
05:44
Now, I can tell you,
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我可以告诉各位,
05:45
having been technologically技术
obsolete过时的 myself at one point,
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虽然有段时间我自己技术确实落后,
05:49
that it's a temporary临时 condition条件.
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但那只是暂时的。
05:51
I had doneDONE my financial金融 analysis分析
so long ago that I used Lotus莲花 1-2-3.
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很早以前我用“莲花123”软件
来做财经分析,
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I don't know if anyone任何人
can even remember记得 back that far,
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我不知道有没有人还记得
那么早以前的事了,
06:00
but I had to relearn重新学习 it on Excel高强.
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这些技能我得在 Excel上重新拾起。
06:02
It actually其实 wasn't that hard.
A lot of the commands命令 are the same相同.
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其实这并并非难事,
很多的操作指令是一样的。
06:06
I found发现 PowerPoint幻灯片 much more challenging具有挑战性的,
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我发现PowerPoint更具挑战性,
06:08
but now I use PowerPoint幻灯片 all the time.
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但现在我对PowerPoint驾轻就熟。
06:11
I tell relaunchersrelaunchers that employers雇主
expect期望 them to come to the table
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我告诉再从业者们,
雇主希望找工作的人
06:16
with a working加工 knowledge知识
of basic基本 office办公室 management管理 software软件.
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对基本的办公管理软件
有实践经验。
06:20
And if they're not up to speed速度,
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如果他们操作速度不够快,
06:21
then it's their
responsibility责任 to get there.
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那他们就必须变得更高效。
06:24
And they do.
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而他们确实做得到。
06:25
The second第二 area of concern关心
that employers雇主 have about relaunchersrelaunchers
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雇主对再从业者的第二种忧虑,
06:29
is they're worried担心 that relaunchersrelaunchers
don't know what they want to do.
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就是他们担心再从业者
不清楚他们想要做什么。
06:33
I tell relaunchersrelaunchers that they need
to do the hard work
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我告诉再从业者,
他们必须仔细研究,
06:36
to figure数字 out whether是否 their interests利益
and skills技能 have changed
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了解自己的爱好或者技能
06:40
or have not changed
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在离职长假的过程中
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while they have been on career事业 break打破.
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是否发生了变化。
06:43
That's not the employer's雇主 job工作.
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这不是雇主的职责。
06:45
It's the relauncher'srelauncher的 responsibility责任
to demonstrate演示 to the employer雇主
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这个是再从业者的责任,
把自己展现给雇主,
06:50
where they can add the most value.
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来充分展示自己可创造的价值。
06:54
Back in 2010 I started开始 noticing注意到 something.
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2010年,我开始注意到一件事。
06:58
I had been tracking追踪
return返回 to work programs程式 since以来 2008,
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我从2008年开始追踪
人们重返岗位的情况,
07:02
and in 2010, I started开始 noticing注意到
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然而在2010年,我开始注意到,
07:05
the use of a short-term短期
paid支付 work opportunity机会,
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一种短期、带薪的工作机会开始出现,
07:09
whether是否 it was called
an internship实习 or not,
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不论它是不是名叫“实习”,
07:12
but an internship-like实习样 experience经验,
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但总之是一个很像实习的经历,
07:14
as a way for professionals专业人士
to return返回 to work.
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这为重回岗位的专业人士
开辟了一条道路。
07:17
I saw Goldman高盛 Sachs萨克斯 and Sara萨拉 Lee背风处
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我看到高盛和莎莉集团
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start开始 corporate企业 reentry再入
internship实习 programs程式.
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都开始了此类
二次从业的实习项目。
07:23
I saw a returning回国 engineer工程师,
a nontraditional非传统 reentry再入 candidate候选人,
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我看到一个再从业的工程师,
算是不太传统的再从业人士,
07:29
apply应用 for an entry-level入门级
internship实习 program程序 in the military军事,
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申请了一个
军方的初级实习项目,
07:32
and then get a permanent常驻 job工作 afterward之后.
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后来他获得了一个永久的工作。
07:35
I saw two universities高校
integrate整合 internships实习
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我看到两所大学
将实习项目整合到
职业中期管理学教育项目中。
07:39
into mid-career职业生涯中期 executive行政人员
education教育 programs程式.
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So I wrote a report报告
about what I was seeing眼看,
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于是,就我所观察到的现象,
我写了一篇报告,
07:46
and it became成为 this article文章
for Harvard哈佛 Business商业 Review评论
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后来它发表在了
《哈佛商业评论》中,
07:49
called "The 40-Year-Old-岁 Intern实习生."
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名字叫《40岁的实习生》。
07:50
I have to thank the editors编者
there for that title标题,
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我必须得感谢编者拟的标题,
07:53
and also for this artwork艺术品
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还有这个很棒的配图,
07:55
where you can see the 40-year-old-岁 intern实习生
in the midst中间 of all the college学院 interns实习生.
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你们可以看到那个40岁的实习生
出现在一群大学实习生中。
07:59
And then, courtesy礼貌 of Fox狐狸 Business商业 News新闻,
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后来,还得感谢福克斯商业新闻,
08:02
they called the concept概念
"The 50-Year-Old-岁 Intern实习生."
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他们把这个概念称为
“50岁的实习生”。
08:05
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
08:09
So five of the biggest最大
financial金融 services服务 companies公司
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五家最大的金融服务公司
08:13
have reentry再入 internship实习 programs程式
for returning回国 finance金融 professionals专业人士.
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都设立了再从业实习项目,
专为重回岗位的金融精英。
08:17
And at this point,
hundreds数以百计 of people have participated参加.
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截至目前,数百人参与了这些项目。
08:20
These internships实习 are paid支付,
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这些实习项目是带薪的,
08:22
and the people who move移动 on
to permanent常驻 roles角色
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而且那些晋升到永久岗位的人,
08:25
are commanding司令 competitive竞争的 salaries工资.
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都有极具竞争力的薪资。
08:28
And now, seven of the biggest最大
engineering工程 companies公司
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现在,七家最大的工程公司,
08:32
are piloting试点 reentry再入 internship实习 programs程式
for returning回国 engineers工程师
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也在推行再从业实习项目,
来帮助重返岗位的工程师,
08:36
as part部分 of an initiative倡议
with the Society社会 of Women妇女 Engineers工程师.
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这也是女性工程师协会
新方案的一部分。
08:41
Now, why are companies公司 embracing拥抱
the reentry再入 internship实习?
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那么,为什么这些企业
大力支持再从业实习呢?
08:46
Because the internship实习 allows允许 the employer雇主
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因为这种实习可以让雇主
08:49
to base基础 their hiring招聘 decision决定
on an actual实际 work sample样品
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基于参与者实际工作成效
来做出雇佣决策,
08:53
instead代替 of a series系列 of interviews面试,
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而非一系列的面试,
08:55
and the employer雇主 does not have to make
that permanent常驻 hiring招聘 decision决定
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而且雇主不必在实习结束之前
08:59
until直到 the internship实习 period is over.
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就做出永久雇佣的决定。
09:02
This testing测试 out period
removes移除了 the perceived感知 risk风险
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这段试验期消除了一定的风险,
09:06
that some managers经理 attach连接
to hiring招聘 relaunchersrelaunchers,
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这关乎某些经理人
对雇佣再从业者的担忧,
09:10
and they are attracting吸引
excellent优秀 candidates候选人
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同时,这也吸引了大量再从业人士,
09:12
who are turning车削 into great hires员工.
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他们成为了出色的雇佣对象。
09:15
Think about how far we have come.
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各位,想一想我们取得的进步,
09:17
Before this, most employers雇主
were not interested有兴趣
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在此之前,大多数雇主
根本没兴趣与再从业者打交道。
09:20
in engaging with relaunchersrelaunchers at all.
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09:22
But now, not only
are programs程式 being存在 developed发达
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然而现在,有许多项目在开展实施,
09:26
specifically特别 with relaunchersrelaunchers in mind心神,
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特别是针对再从业者的项目,
09:29
but you can't even apply应用
for these programs程式
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如果简历上没有一段空档期,
09:31
unless除非 you have a gap间隙 on your résumé.
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你根本不能申请这些项目。
09:34
This is the mark标记 of real真实 change更改,
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这标志着一种实质变化,
09:36
of true真正 institutional制度 shift转移,
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一种真正的制度变革,
09:39
because if we can solve解决
this problem问题 for relaunchersrelaunchers,
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因为如果我们可以
为再从业者解决这个问题,
09:42
we can solve解决 it for other
career事业 transitionerstransitioners too.
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我们亦可为其他的职业转型者
解决同样的问题。
09:46
In fact事实, an employer雇主 just told me
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事实上,一位雇主刚刚告诉我,
09:48
that their veterans老兵 return返回 to work program程序
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他们的“退伍军人再从业项目”,
09:50
is based基于 on their reentry再入
internship实习 program程序.
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就是基于他们的再从业实习项目。
09:54
And there's no reason原因 why there can't be
a retiree退休 internship实习 program程序.
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我们也没有理由不去设立
一个“退休人士实习项目”。
09:59
Different不同 pool, same相同 concept概念.
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不同的对象,相同的概念。
10:02
So let me tell you
what happened发生 with Tracy特雷西 Shapiro夏皮罗.
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让我告诉你们特蕾西·莎碧罗
最后发生了什么。
10:04
Remember记得 that she had to tell
everyone大家 she knew知道
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各位回想一下,
她必须告诉她认识的每一个人,
10:07
about her interest利益 in returning回国 to work.
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自己对重返工作岗位很有兴趣。
10:09
Well, one critical危急 conversation会话
with another另一个 parent in her community社区
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结果,她与自己社区里的长辈
进行了一次关键的谈话,
10:14
led to a job工作 offer提供 for Tracy特雷西,
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这让她找到了一份工作邀请。
10:16
and it was an accounting会计 job工作
in a finance金融 department.
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那是一个金融部门的会计工作。
10:18
But it was a temp温度 job工作.
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但那是临时的。
10:20
The company公司 told her
there was a possibility可能性
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公司告诉她,
有可能有岗位晋升的机会,
10:23
it could turn into something more,
but no guarantees担保.
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但是不能保证。
10:26
This was in the fall秋季 of 2011.
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那是2011年的秋天。
10:29
Tracy特雷西 loved喜爱 this company公司,
and she loved喜爱 the people
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特蕾西很爱那个公司,
而且她喜欢那里的员工,
10:32
and the office办公室 was less
than 10 minutes分钟 from her house.
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从办公室去她家只需10分钟。
10:35
So even though虽然 she had a second第二 job工作 offer提供
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所以即使她后来得到了
第二份工作邀请,
10:38
at another另一个 company公司
for a permanent常驻 full-time全职 role角色,
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来自另一家公司,
而且有永久、全职的保证,
10:41
she decided决定 to take her chances机会
with this internship实习
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她决定在这份实习项目中冒冒险,
10:44
and hope希望 for the best最好.
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尽人事,听天命。
10:47
Well, she ended结束 up blowing away
all of their expectations期望,
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最后,她的业绩
远远超出了所有人的期望值,
10:50
and the company公司 not only
made制作 her a permanent常驻 offer提供
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公司不但提供了她永久岗位,
10:52
at the beginning开始 of 2012,
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那是在2012年初,
10:55
but they made制作 it even more
interesting有趣 and challenging具有挑战性的,
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而且他们还让她的工作
更加有趣、有挑战性,
10:57
because they knew知道 what Tracy特雷西 could handle处理.
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因为他们知道特蕾西可以办得到。
11:00
Fast快速 forward前锋 to 2015,
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时间快进到2015年,
11:02
Tracy's特雷西 been promoted提拔.
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特蕾西获得了晋升。
11:04
They've他们已经 paid支付 for her
to get her MBAMBA at night.
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公司为她的夜校工商管理课程买单。
11:06
She's even hired雇用 another另一个 relauncherrelauncher
to work for her.
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她甚至雇佣了
另一位再从业者为她工作。
11:11
Tracy's特雷西 temp温度 job工作 was a tryout试用,
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特蕾西的临时工作像是一个试验,
11:15
just like an internship实习,
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就像实习项目,
11:16
and it ended结束 up being存在 a win赢得
for both Tracy特雷西 and her employer雇主.
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而最终,特蕾西和她的雇主
达到了双赢局面。
11:23
Now, my goal目标 is to bring带来
the reentry再入 internship实习 concept概念
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我的目标是将这种
再从业实习的概念
11:28
to more and more employers雇主.
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推荐给越来越多的雇主。
11:30
But in the meantime与此同时,
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但是与此同时,
11:32
if you are returning回国 to work
after a career事业 break打破,
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如果你在离职长假后重返岗位,
11:35
don't hesitate迟疑 to suggest建议 an internship实习
or an internship-like实习样 arrangement安排
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别犹豫向雇主提议设立实习项目,
或者类似实习项目的想法,
11:41
to an employer雇主 that does not have
a formal正式 reentry再入 internship实习 program程序.
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特别是那些没有
正式的再从业实习项目的公司。
11:47
Be their first success成功 story故事,
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争当他们的第一个成功故事,
11:49
and you can be the example
for more relaunchersrelaunchers to come.
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而你们都可以成为
未来更多再从业者的楷模。
11:53
Thank you.
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谢谢大家。
11:55
(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Hancheng Li
Reviewed by Susan Zhang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carol F. Cohen - CEO and co-founder, iRelaunch
Carol Fishman Cohen documents successful transitions back into the workforce after career breaks.

Why you should listen

Carol Fishman Cohen is CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch, a comprehensive career reentry resource for employers, individuals, universities and professional associations. Cohen has been on a dual mission for nearly 15 years: to elevate the profile and champion the success of professionals returning to the workforce after a career break, and to educate and support employers that engage with return-to-work talent. Her goal is to normalize the career path that includes a career break and document successful transitions back into the workforce so that employers understand the value proposition that returning professionals provide.

Cohen is the co-author of career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track and a returning professional herself. Her return to work at Bain Capital after 11 years out of the full-time workforce is documented in a Harvard Business School case study. She has connected with thousands of professionals who have successfully returned to work after a hiatus, and she has engaged with hundreds of hiring managers to understand their perspectives on hiring people returning from career break.

iRelaunch's flagship event, the annual iRelaunch Return-to-Work Conference in New York City, is the leading external source of candidates for the major Wall Street reentry internship programs and is the largest and longest-running dedicated career reentry event in the United States. Cohen has been tracking career reentry programs of all types since 2008 and writes a series of articles for Harvard Business Review on the theme "The 40-Year-Old Intern." She originated and co-leads the Society of Women Engineers/iRelaunch STEM Reentry Task Force, an initiative to increase the pipeline of female engineers via reentry internship programs at STEM sector companies.

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Carol F. Cohen | Speaker | TED.com