Shailaja Tuppad’s career journey took her from software development in India to graduate studies in Durham, North Carolina, to a career break in California. After being out of the workforce for two years, she found it difficult to break back into her previous field. After finding out about Path Forward, she applied for and received a returnship at OSIsoft, where she was then hired full-time as a Software Developer. How…
We kicked off our Spring 2019 program with two Career Restart Seminars in the Bay Area, where more than 500 caregivers seeking a career reentry had the opportunity to learn more about our return to work program, network, and meet recruiters from some of our partner companies who are offering Spring 2019 returnships, including Cloudflare, DataStax, Dynamic Signal, Intuit, LendingClub, Netflix, OSIsoft, SAP, Uber, Volta, and Verizon. One woman looking…
Path Forward is excited to announce the launch of its first returnship program in Austin. After launching successful programs in Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles and Denver, Path Forward will be helping Austin companies connect with the diverse talent pool of professionals looking to return to the workforce after taking a break for caregiving. The inaugural Austin round will include Path Forward partners Cloudflare, Medallia, and Return Path. Path…
We are excited to announce the launch of our Spring 2019 program, which will include return to work opportunities with 13 partner companies. We welcome our new partners Dynamic Signal, Netflix, and Uber, and applaud the continued commitment to diversity and inclusion from our returning partners Cloudera, Cloudflare, DataStax, Intuit, LendingClub, NBCUniversal, OSIsoft, SAP, Verizon, and Volta. As a part of the program, our partners are offering paid return to…
After establishing her career as a Java programmer in New Delhi, India, Romasha experienced two momentous changes in a short period of time when she had a child and moved to America. With a young child at home, she decided to take a career break. When her son started kindergarten, she felt that it was time to return to the workforce and found a returnship at LendingClub though Path Forward.…
Rae Haouaoui has had an extensive career with more than 15 years in sales and account management and seven years in marketing and brand strategy, plus small business ownership. When her family relocated for her husband’s career, Rae was seven months pregnant. After 20 years devoted to her career, she made an intentional plan to take a break from the workforce to raise her son. How did you end up…
One of my favorite writers on time and how we use it is Laura Vanderkam, author, most recently, of Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. One of her observations is that people tend to treat time differently depending on where in the week or year it falls. For example, she notes that those who feel that their work life is out of whack with their…
Path Forward is frequently asked about interview follow up — usually something along the lines of “How often is too often to check in?” or “How long can I / should I wait before following up on a job application?” Mostly, candidates seem concerned about being too aggressive in contacting recruiters or hiring managers. But my conversations with recruiters and hiring managers, including my own experiences, that a lack of…
We’re so excited to welcome Kathryn Sollmann back to the Path Forward blog. Last week, Kathryn shared amazing advice on working toward financial security with a career restart. Now she’s back to talk about the best ways to prepare for your career restart while on a career break. Kathryn is a career coach, speaker and author of the book, “Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman &…
We’re so excited to interview Kathryn Sollmann on the Path Forward blog today. Kathryn is an author and speaker who keeps women working toward financial security, alongside child and aging parent caregiving. She co-founded one of the first companies to help women return to work. In her upcoming book, “Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work for Every Woman & What to Do Instead,” she calls for no-apologies independence…
