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

卡羅爾.菲什曼.科恩: 長期休業後如何重回職業軌道

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如果你度過了一段離職長假,現在想再重返職場工作,你會考慮接受實習生的工作嗎?職場重返專家卡羅爾.菲什曼.科恩(Carol Fishman Cohen)認為你應該要接受。在這場演講中,聽聽看科恩的自身經驗——作為一個40歲的高齡實習生,她的努力揭示了「重新出發者」的成功之道,並與我們分享,現在雇主們如何改變他們與重返職場人才的相處之道。
- 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回國 to work
after a career事業 break打破:
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離開職場一段時間後
再重返職場的人
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I call them relaunchersrelaunchers.
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我稱他們為:
「重新出發者」。
00:20
These are people who have taken採取
career事業 breaks休息 for elder長老 care關心,
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這些人因為一些原因
必須長期離職,
00:23
for childcare育兒 reasons原因,
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例如,照顧長輩、照顧小孩、
00:25
pursuing追求 a personal個人 interest利益
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追求個人興趣
00:27
or a personal個人 health健康 issue問題.
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或個人健康因素。
00:30
Closely密切 related有關 are
career事業 transitionerstransitioners of all kinds:
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還有各式各樣類似
相關的轉職者:
00:33
veterans老兵, military軍事 spouses配偶,
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老兵、軍人配偶、
00:35
retirees退休人員 coming未來 out of retirement退休
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退休返聘的人、
00:38
or repatriating遣返 expats外籍人士.
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或遣送回國人士。
00:41
Returning返回 to work
after a career事業 break打破 is hard
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離開職場後,再回來工作
會相當困難,
00:44
because of a disconnect斷開
between之間 the employers雇主
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因為再出發者與雇主之間,
00:47
and the relaunchersrelaunchers.
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會有一種無法銜接的感覺。
00:49
Employers雇主 can view視圖 hiring招聘 people
with a gap間隙 on their resume恢復
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雇主在應徵者的履歷表上
看到一段空窗期,
00:53
as a high-risk高風險 proposition主張,
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會認為他們是高風險的族群,
00:55
and individuals個人 on career事業 break打破
can have doubts疑惑 about their abilities能力
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而且一個人離開職場太久,
可能會對自己重返職場的
工作能力產生懷疑,
00:59
to relaunch重新開張 their careers職業生涯,
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01:01
especially特別 if they've他們已經 been out
for a long time.
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特別是,如果他們已經
離開職場好一段時間。
01:04
This disconnect斷開 is a problem問題
that I'm trying to help solve解決.
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這種無法銜接的問題就是
我正在嘗試幫忙解決的事情。
01:09
Now, successful成功 relaunchersrelaunchers
are everywhere到處 and in every一切 field領域.
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如今,我們在各行各業
都能見到成功的再從業者。
01:14
This is Sami薩米 Kafala卡法拉.
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這是薩米.科法拉,
01:16
He's a nuclear physicist物理學家 in the UK聯合王國
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他是一位英國的
核子物理學家,
01:19
who took a five-year五年 career事業 break打破
to be home with his five children孩子.
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因為要在家照顧五個孩子,
他離職了五年。
01:24
The Singapore新加坡 press recently最近 wrote
about nurses護士 returning回國 to work
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新加坡媒體最近在報導
一位護士離職後
重返職場的故事。
01:28
after long career事業 breaks休息.
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01:30
And speaking請講 of long career事業 breaks休息,
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提到長時間離職,
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this is Mimi咪咪 Kahn卡恩.
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這位米米.卡恩女士,
01:34
She's a social社會 worker工人
in Orange橙子 County, California加州,
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她是一位加州橘郡
的一位社工,
01:37
who returned to work
in a social社會 services服務 organization組織
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在離職25年後,
01:40
after a 25-year-年 career事業 break打破.
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她現在已經回到
社會服務機構工作。
01:43
That's the longest最長 career事業 break打破
that I'm aware知道的 of.
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這是我所知道的
最長離職時間。
01:46
Supreme最高 Court法庭 Justice正義 Sandra桑德拉 Day O'Connor奧康納
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最高法院法官
桑德拉.戴.奧康納,
01:48
took a five-year五年 career事業 break打破
early in her career事業.
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從她的前一個
工作離職了五年,
01:52
And this is Tracy特雷西 Shapiro夏皮羅,
who took a 13-year-年 career事業 break打破.
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這是崔西.莎碧羅,
她離職了13年。
01:57
Tracy特雷西 answered回答 a call for essays隨筆
by the Today今天 Show顯示
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崔西在 Today Show 的節目中,
(一個談話性節目)
02:01
from people who were trying
to return返回 to work
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回答了一個重新找工作,
02:03
but having a difficult time of it.
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卻困難重重的問題。
02:06
Tracy特雷西 wrote in that she was a mom媽媽 of five
who loved喜愛 her time at home,
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崔西寫信說,她是五個孩子的媽,
也很享受居家的時間,
02:10
but she had gone走了 through通過 a divorce離婚
and needed需要 to return返回 to work,
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但她剛經歷一場離婚
必需回去工作賺錢,
02:14
plus she really wanted
to bring帶來 work back into her life
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加上她真的很想把工作
帶回她的生命中,
02:17
because she loved喜愛 working加工.
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因為她熱愛工作。
02:19
Tracy特雷西 was doing what so many許多 of us do
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崔西當時也做了我們
大多數人曾經做過的事,
02:22
when we feel like we've我們已經 put in
a good day in the job工作 search搜索.
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每天不停的
搜尋合適的工作。
02:25
She was looking for a finance金融
or accounting會計 role角色,
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她在尋找一個財經
或會計領域的職位,
02:28
and she had just spent花費
the last nine months個月
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她在那之前已經
花掉了九個月時間,
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very diligently用心 researching研究
companies公司 online線上
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很努力地調查
網路上的公司,
02:34
and applying應用 for jobs工作 with no results結果.
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然後遞履歷,
但都沒效果。
02:38
I met會見 Tracy特雷西 in June六月 of 2011,
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我在2011年6月遇上崔西,
02:41
when the Today今天 Show顯示 asked me
if I could work with her
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當時Today Show 節目
問我可否與她合作,
02:45
to see if I could help her
turn things around.
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看看我是否可以
幫她扭轉局勢。
02:48
The first thing I told Tracy特雷西
was she had to get out of the house.
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我告訴崔西的第一件事,
就是她必須走出家門。
02:51
I told her she had to go public上市
with her job工作 search搜索
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我告訴她,她必須
公開自己求職的想法,
02:54
and tell everyone大家 she knew知道
about her interest利益 in returning回國 to work.
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然後告訴她認識的所有人,
說自己很有興趣再重回職場。
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I also told her, "You are going
to have a lot of conversations對話
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我也告訴她,
「你將會有很多的對話
對你是完全沒有幫助的。
03:02
that don't go anywhere隨地.
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03:04
Expect期望 that, and don't
be discouraged灰心 by it.
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你要做好心理準備,
別因此而灰心喪志。
03:07
There will be a handful少數
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找到工作機會之前,
會有很多棘手的事。」
03:08
that ultimately最終 lead
to a job工作 opportunity機會."
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03:12
I'll tell you what happened發生
with Tracy特雷西 in a little bit,
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我稍後再跟各位說明
崔西後來發生的事。
03:15
but I want to share分享 with you
a discovery發現 that I made製作
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但我想先跟各位分享,
在我離開全職工作後的11年,
當我再回去工作後的一個發現。
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when I was returning回國 to work
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03:19
after my own擁有 career事業 break打破 of 11 years年份
out of the full-time全職 workforce勞動力.
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03:23
And that is, that people's人們 view視圖 of you
is frozen凍結的 in time.
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就是,人們對你的印象
是停留在以前的狀況。
03:29
What I mean by this is,
when you start開始 to get in touch觸摸 with people
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我的意思是,
當你再次開始與人打交道,
03:33
and you get back in touch觸摸
with those people from the past過去,
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並與過去這些人連絡上後,
03:35
the people with whom you worked工作
or went to school學校,
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像是,在你離職前的
工作夥伴、上學的同學
03:39
they are going to remember記得 you as you were
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他們對你的印象
就是停留在
你離職前的狀況。
03:41
before your career事業 break打破.
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03:43
And that's even if your sense of self
has diminished減少 over time,
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就算你的自信心
隨著時間已經消失了,
03:47
as happens發生 with so many許多 of us
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我們很多人都會有
一樣的狀況,
03:49
the farther更遠 removed去除 we are
from our professional專業的 identities身份.
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時間越久遠,我們對我們的
專業認同會越沒信心。
03:53
So for example,
you might威力 think of yourself你自己
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舉例,你可能會認為你自己
03:55
as someone有人 who looks容貌 like this.
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像是這樣的一個人。
03:57
This is me, crazy after a day
of driving主動 around in my minivan麵包車.
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這就是我,開了一天小麵包車,
整個人感覺很瘋狂。
04:02
Or here I am in the kitchen廚房.
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或者,這是我在廚房裡的樣子。
04:04
But those people from the past過去,
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但這些過去的朋友,
04:07
they don't know about any of this.
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他們對這些一無所知。
04:09
They only remember記得 you as you were,
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他們只記得你以前的樣子,
04:12
and it's a great confidence置信度 boost促進
to be back in touch觸摸 with these people
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當你重新與這些人接觸後,
就會大大地增加了自信心,
04:16
and hear their enthusiasm熱情
about your interest利益 in returning回國 to work.
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而且他們對你有再從業的興趣
感到非常的開心。
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There's one more thing I remember記得 vividly生動地
from my own擁有 career事業 break打破.
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從我離職後,
有一件事,我印象很深刻。
04:25
And that was that I hardly幾乎不 kept不停 up
with the business商業 news新聞.
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我當時幾乎跟不上
財經新聞的腳步。
04:28
My background背景 is in finance金融,
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我的背景雖然是財經,
04:30
and I hardly幾乎不 kept不停 up with any news新聞
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但當我在家裡
照顧四個孩子時,
04:33
when I was home caring愛心
for my four young年輕 children孩子.
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我卻幾乎
跟不上任何新聞。
04:36
So I was afraid害怕 I'd go into an interview訪問
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所以我很害怕,
自己去參加面試的時候,
04:39
and start開始 talking about a company公司
that didn't exist存在 anymore.
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會講到一個
已經不存在的公司。
04:43
So I had to resubscribe重新訂閱
to the Wall Street Journal日誌
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所以,我必須重新
訂閱華爾街日報,
04:46
and read it for a good six months個月
cover to cover before I felt
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然後每一本從頭到尾好好地
連續看了六個月,
04:50
like I had a handle處理 on what was going on
in the business商業 world世界 again.
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之後我才覺得自己
對財經又有點解了。
04:55
I believe relaunchersrelaunchers
are a gem寶石 of the workforce勞動力,
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我相信重新出發者
是職場上的一顆鑽石。
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and here's這裡的 why.
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原因如下。
05:01
Think about our life stage階段:
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想一下我們的人生階段:
05:03
for those of us who took career事業 breaks休息
for childcare育兒 reasons原因,
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我們這些因為要照顧
小孩子而離職的人,
05:06
we have fewer or no maternity母道 leaves樹葉.
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大都沒有產假,
或是產假很短。
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We did that already已經.
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我們也是這樣度過了。
05:10
We have fewer spousal配偶
or partner夥伴 job工作 relocations搬遷.
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我們也經歷過一些
配偶或夥伴的調職。
05:13
We're in a more settled安定 time of life.
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我們在生命中
已經處理安置過很多事。
05:16
We have great work experience經驗.
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我們有很好的工作經驗。
05:18
We have a more mature成熟 perspective透視.
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我們有更成熟的眼光。
05:20
We're not trying to find ourselves我們自己
at an employer's雇主 expense費用.
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我們不用再花雇主的成本
來嘗試尋找自我的定位。
05:23
Plus we have an energy能源,
an enthusiasm熱情 about returning回國 to work
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加上因為我們
已經離開一陣子,
05:27
precisely恰恰 because we've我們已經 been
away from it for a while.
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我們對重返職場
充滿著一股熱情的能量。
05:31
On the flip翻動 side, I speak說話 with employers雇主,
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另一方面,
我跟雇主談話時,
05:34
and here are two concerns關注
that employers雇主 have
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雇主對聘雇重新出發者
05:36
about hiring招聘 relaunchersrelaunchers.
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有兩個主要考量點。
05:38
The first one is, employers雇主
are worried擔心 that relaunchersrelaunchers
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第一,雇主擔心重新出發者,
05:41
are technologically技術 obsolete過時的.
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有技術上的銜接問題。
現在,我可以告訴你,
05:44
Now, I can tell you,
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05:45
having been technologically技術
obsolete過時的 myself at one point,
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因為這方面
我已經經歷過了,
05:49
that it's a temporary臨時 condition條件.
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這只是暫時性的。
05:51
I had doneDONE my financial金融 analysis分析
so long ago that I used Lotus蓮花 1-2-3.
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很久以前我做財務分析時
用的是Lotus 1-2-3。
05:57
I don't know if anyone任何人
can even remember記得 back that far,
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我不知道還有沒有人記得
這個很久以前的軟體。
06:00
but I had to relearn重新學習 it on Excel高強.
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所以,我必須重新學習Excel,
06:02
It actually其實 wasn't that hard.
A lot of the commands命令 are the same相同.
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它實際上沒這麼難,
因為很多指令都是相同的。
06:06
I found發現 PowerPoint幻燈片 much more challenging具有挑戰性的,
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我發現Power Point
比較有挑戰性,
06:08
but now I use PowerPoint幻燈片 all the time.
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但現在我對PowerPoint
駕輕就熟。
06:11
I tell relaunchersrelaunchers that employers雇主
expect期望 them to come to the table
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我告訴重新出發者,
雇主希望他們
要有基本的辦公室管理軟體的知識,
好應付每天的工作。
06:16
with a working加工 knowledge知識
of basic基本 office辦公室 management管理 software軟件.
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06:20
And if they're not up to speed速度,
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如果他們沒有趕上速度,
06:21
then it's their
responsibility責任 to get there.
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那他們有責任要趕上。
06:24
And they do.
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而他們做到了,
06:25
The second第二 area of concern關心
that employers雇主 have about relaunchersrelaunchers
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第二個雇主
對重新出發者的考量點是:
06:29
is they're worried擔心 that relaunchersrelaunchers
don't know what they want to do.
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雇主擔心他們
不知道他們想做甚麼。
06:33
I tell relaunchersrelaunchers that they need
to do the hard work
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我告訴重新出發者
他們必須仔細研究,
06:36
to figure數字 out whether是否 their interests利益
and skills技能 have changed
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了解自己的興趣與能力
在離職長假的過程中
06:40
or have not changed
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是否發生了變化。
06:41
while they have been on career事業 break打破.
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06:43
That's not the employer's雇主 job工作.
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這不是雇主的職責。
06:45
It's the relauncher'srelauncher的 responsibility責任
to demonstrate演示 to the employer雇主
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這個是重新出發者的責任,
把自己展現給雇主,
06:50
where they can add the most value.
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來證明自己
可以創造的價值。
06:54
Back in 2010 I started開始 noticing注意到 something.
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回到2010年,
我開始注意到一些事。
06:58
I had been tracking追踪
return返回 to work programs程式 since以來 2008,
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我從2008年就開始追蹤
重回職場工作的方案。
07:02
and in 2010, I started開始 noticing注意到
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在2010年,我開始注意到,
07:05
the use of a short-term短期
paid支付 work opportunity機會,
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一種短期、帶薪的
工作機會開始出現,
07:09
whether是否 it was called
an internship實習 or not,
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不論它是不是名叫「實習」。
07:12
but an internship-like實習樣 experience經驗,
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但總之有一個
很像實習的經歷,
07:14
as a way for professionals專業人士
to return返回 to work.
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對專業人士而言,
是重返職場的方式。
07:17
I saw Goldman高盛 Sachs薩克斯 and Sara薩拉 Lee背風處
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我看到高盛和莎莉集團,
07:20
start開始 corporate企業 reentry再入
internship實習 programs程式.
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已經開始找人合作
二次從業的實習項目。
07:23
I saw a returning回國 engineer工程師,
a nontraditional非傳統 reentry再入 candidate候選人,
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我看到一個重返職場的工程師
算是不太傳統的再從業人士,
07:29
apply應用 for an entry-level入門級
internship實習 program程序 in the military軍事,
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申請了一個軍中初級的
實習工作項目。
07:32
and then get a permanent常駐 job工作 afterward之後.
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之後也得到了
一個正式的工作。
07:35
I saw two universities高校
integrate整合 internships實習
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我看到兩所大學,把實習工作與
在職管理教育課程合併在一起
07:39
into mid-career職業生涯中期 executive行政人員
education教育 programs程式.
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07:43
So I wrote a report報告
about what I was seeing眼看,
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所以,我把我看到的
寫成了一篇報告。
07:46
and it became成為 this article文章
for Harvard哈佛 Business商業 Review評論
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它後來被刊登在
哈佛商業評論中。
07:49
called "The 40-Year-Old-歲 Intern實習生."
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名稱叫「40歲的實習生」。
07:50
I have to thank the editors編者
there for that title標題,
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我必須感謝主編
幫我取的文章標題。
07:53
and also for this artwork藝術品
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還有這張美工圖,
07:55
where you can see the 40-year-old-歲 intern實習生
in the midst中間 of all the college學院 interns實習生.
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你可以看到那個40歲的實習生
站在全部是大學實習生的中間。
07:59
And then, courtesy禮貌 of Fox狐狸 Business商業 News新聞,
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然後,還要感謝福斯
商業新聞的好意,
08:02
they called the concept概念
"The 50-Year-Old-歲 Intern實習生."
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他們取名新聞內容是
「50歲的實習生」。
08:05
(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
08:09
So five of the biggest最大
financial金融 services服務 companies公司
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所以,5個最大的財經服務公司,
08:13
have reentry再入 internship實習 programs程式
for returning回國 finance金融 professionals專業人士.
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已經有提供重返實習生計畫
給準備重回職場的財經專業人士。
08:17
And at this point,
hundreds數以百計 of people have participated參加.
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截至目前,已經有數百人參加了。
08:20
These internships實習 are paid支付,
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這些實習工作是有支薪的,
08:22
and the people who move移動 on
to permanent常駐 roles角色
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而當他們
轉正式員工後,
08:25
are commanding司令 competitive競爭的 salaries工資.
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老闆給的薪資都還不錯。
08:28
And now, seven of the biggest最大
engineering工程 companies公司
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現在,七家最大的工程公司,
08:32
are piloting試點 reentry再入 internship實習 programs程式
for returning回國 engineers工程師
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也開始導入重返實習的項目,
提供給重回職場的工程師。
08:36
as part部分 of an initiative倡議
with the Society社會 of Women婦女 Engineers工程師.
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這也是女性工程師協會
新方案的一部分。
08:41
Now, why are companies公司 embracing擁抱
the reentry再入 internship實習?
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現在,為什麼公司會開始
大力支持重返職場的實習項目呢?
08:46
Because the internship實習 allows允許 the employer雇主
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因為這種實習可以讓雇主
08:49
to base基礎 their hiring招聘 decision決定
on an actual實際 work sample樣品
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以實習生實際工作的成效
做出聘僱決策,
08:53
instead代替 of a series系列 of interviews面試,
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而非一系列的面試。
08:55
and the employer雇主 does not have to make
that permanent常駐 hiring招聘 decision決定
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而且雇主也不用在實習期間
08:59
until直到 the internship實習 period is over.
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做出雇用正式員工的決策。
09:02
This testing測試 out period
removes移除了 the perceived感知 risk風險
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這種測試期,可以移除
09:06
that some managers經理 attach連接
to hiring招聘 relaunchersrelaunchers,
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少數經理人對重新出發者
的認知風險,
09:10
and they are attracting吸引
excellent優秀 candidates候選人
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而且他們還可以吸引到
09:12
who are turning車削 into great hires員工.
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準備重回職場
的優秀人士。
09:15
Think about how far we have come.
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各位,想一想我們
已經走多遠了。
09:17
Before this, most employers雇主
were not interested有興趣
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在這之前,多數的雇主
完全對重新出發者沒興趣。
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發達
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但現在,不僅那些
特別為重新出發者
09:26
specifically特別 with relaunchersrelaunchers in mind心神,
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發展出來的專案大受歡迎。
09:29
but you can't even apply應用
for these programs程式
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如果你簡歷上沒有一段空檔期,
09:31
unless除非 you have a gap間隙 on your résumé.
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你還不能申請這些項目呢!
09:34
This is the mark標記 of real真實 change更改,
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這是改變的指標,
09:36
of true真正 institutional制度 shift轉移,
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一種制度上實質的變革,
09:39
because if we can solve解決
this problem問題 for relaunchersrelaunchers,
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因為如果我們可以解決
重新出發者的問題,
09:42
we can solve解決 it for other
career事業 transitionerstransitioners too.
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我們也可以為其他的職業轉型者
解決同樣的問題。
09:46
In fact事實, an employer雇主 just told me
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事實上,有一位雇主
剛剛告訴我,
09:48
that their veterans老兵 return返回 to work program程序
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他們的「退伍軍人再從業項目」
09:50
is based基於 on their reentry再入
internship實習 program程序.
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就是參考他們自己的
重返實習項目的。
09:54
And there's no reason原因 why there can't be
a retiree退休 internship實習 program程序.
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我們再也沒有理由,
沒有退休實習的聘僱計畫。
09:59
Different不同 pool, same相同 concept概念.
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不同的對象,相同的概念。
所以,讓我告訴各位
後來崔西.莎碧羅怎麼了。
10:02
So let me tell you
what happened發生 with Tracy特雷西 Shapiro夏皮羅.
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10:04
Remember記得 that she had to tell
everyone大家 she knew知道
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還記得她必須
告訴每個她認識的人
10:07
about her interest利益 in returning回國 to work.
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有關於她有興趣
重返職場的事嗎?
10:09
Well, one critical危急 conversation會話
with another另一個 parent in her community社區
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是的,她與社區裡的長輩
進行的一次關鍵談話中,
10:14
led to a job工作 offer提供 for Tracy特雷西,
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為崔西帶來了
一個工作機會。
10:16
and it was an accounting會計 job工作
in a finance金融 department.
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那是一個在
財務部門的會計工作。
10:18
But it was a temp溫度 job工作.
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但那是暫時性的工作。
10:20
The company公司 told her
there was a possibility可能性
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公司告訴她,
有機會可以轉成某個
正式的職位,但不保證。
10:23
it could turn into something more,
but no guarantees擔保.
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10:26
This was in the fall秋季 of 2011.
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當時是2011年的秋天。
崔西很愛這家公司
也很愛她的同事,
10:29
Tracy特雷西 loved喜愛 this company公司,
and she loved喜愛 the people
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10:32
and the office辦公室 was less
than 10 minutes分鐘 from her house.
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而且公司離她家
距離不到10分鐘。
10:35
So even though雖然 she had a second第二 job工作 offer提供
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所以即使她在另一家公司
有一個資深工作的機會,
10:38
at another另一個 company公司
for a permanent常駐 full-time全職 role角色,
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可以給她一個
永久、全職的保證。
10:41
she decided決定 to take her chances機會
with this internship實習
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她還是決定要接受
這個實習工作的機會。
10:44
and hope希望 for the best最好.
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並期望可以達到最佳狀態。
最後,她跌破大家的眼鏡,
10:47
Well, she ended結束 up blowing away
all of their expectations期望,
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10:50
and the company公司 not only
made製作 her a permanent常駐 offer提供
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那一家公司在2012年初,
10:52
at the beginning開始 of 2012,
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不僅給她一個正式員工的職位,
10:55
but they made製作 it even more
interesting有趣 and challenging具有挑戰性的,
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甚至讓她的工作變的
更有趣、更具挑戰性,
10:57
because they knew知道 what Tracy特雷西 could handle處理.
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因為他們知道
崔西可以辦得到。
11:00
Fast快速 forward前鋒 to 2015,
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時間快進到2015年,
11:02
Tracy's特雷西 been promoted提拔.
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崔西被晉升了。
11:04
They've他們已經 paid支付 for her
to get her MBAMBA at night.
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公司付費讓她
晚上去上MBA課程。
11:06
She's even hired僱用 another另一個 relauncherrelauncher
to work for her.
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她甚至雇用了另一個
重新出發者替她工作。
11:11
Tracy's特雷西 temp溫度 job工作 was a tryout試用,
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崔西的短期工作
只是一個嘗試。
11:15
just like an internship實習,
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雖然像是一個實習生,
11:16
and it ended結束 up being存在 a win贏得
for both Tracy特雷西 and her employer雇主.
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但最後證明,那份短期工作是
她和雇主雙贏的開始。
11:23
Now, my goal目標 is to bring帶來
the reentry再入 internship實習 concept概念
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我的目標是將這種
再從業實習的概念,
11:28
to more and more employers雇主.
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推薦給更多更多的雇主。
11:30
But in the meantime與此同時,
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但是與此同時,
11:32
if you are returning回國 to work
after a career事業 break打破,
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如果你離職一段時間後
想重返職場,
11:35
don't hesitate遲疑 to suggest建議 an internship實習
or an internship-like實習樣 arrangement安排
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別猶豫向雇主提議設立實習項目,
或者類似實習項目的安排,
11:41
to an employer雇主 that does not have
a formal正式 reentry再入 internship實習 program程序.
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特別是那些沒有正式的
再從業實習項目的公司。
11:47
Be their first success成功 story故事,
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當他們的第一個成功故事,
11:49
and you can be the example
for more relaunchersrelaunchers to come.
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而你會成為更多重新出發者
再度重返職場的楷模。
11:53
Thank you.
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謝謝各位!
11:55
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Daphne Chou
Reviewed by Yi-Fan Yu

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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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