Since the launch of our California program we’ve gotten a lot of questions from people eager to apply for a Path Forward internship. We have answers! Read on for the most frequently asked questions about our upcoming program. I signed up on the Path Forward site, what happens next? Great! We are excited to have you on board. Signing up at the Path Forward site is a great way to…
Career Advice
Back to School, Back to Work
The scenarios can vary. The youngest begins full-day kindergarten. The oldest is off to college, the youngers are increasingly busy with their preteen/teen activities. Or, all the kids have been in school for a few years and the reality of another year with a (mostly) quiet house yawns ahead. Whatever the specifics, fall is a time when many moms (and some dads) who’ve been focused on caregiving turn to thoughts…
Catchafire: A Platform for Strategic Volunteering
Stay-at-home parents who are looking to go back to work are often advised to volunteer as a means of keeping their skills updated and relevant and to close the gap on their resume. The problem with this advice is that not all volunteering opportunities have real value in the marketplace and the ones that do can be as hard to find as paid work! Enter Catchafire. It’s a platform for professionals…
Write your next job description
One of the daunting parts of any job search is knowing what to look for. This can be true for anyone, but is even more likely to be a challenge for someone who’s been out of the workforce for awhile. Do you want to do exactly what you used to do? Do you want to do something similar to what you used to do, but a little different? Do you…
What I Learned at the WE Festival (Not Just for Entrepreneurs)
I spent last Thursday at the WE Festival. It’s a conference for women entrepreneurs (WE = women entrepreneurs) that was founded and is run by Joanne Wilson, Path Forward’s Board Co-chair. Joanne is a force of nature and the festival was just AWESOME. To be in a room full of so many smart, passionate, ambitious women was inspiring. You can share in the inspiration – all of the festival sessions…
The Return to Work Checklist
After an extended break, you decide to return to work…sounds daunting, doesn’t it? It was for me. For 12 years, I had a flexible schedule which allowed my husband to concentrate on his career, our kids to stay home sick whenever necessary, and, gave me time to run our household. I hadn’t “worked” (for pay) in a long time and wondered if I could handle a set schedule or be…