5/20/2023 0 Comments Warped reality myteam![]() ![]() Tracy answered a call for essays by the Today Show from people who were trying to return to work but having a difficult time of it. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor took a five-year career break early in her career. Thats the longest career break that Im aware of. Shes a social worker in Orange County, California, who returned to work in a social services organization after a 25-year career break. And speaking of long career breaks, this is Mimi Kahn. The Singapore press recently wrote about nurses returning to work after long career breaks. Hes a nuclear physicist in the UK who took a five-year career break to be home with his five children. Now, successful relaunchers are everywhere and in every field. This disconnect is a problem that Im trying to help solve. Employers can view hiring people with a gap on their resume as a high-risk proposition, and individuals on career break can have doubts about their abilities to relaunch their careers, especially if theyve been out for a long time. Returning to work after a career break is hard because of a disconnect between the employers and the relaunchers. Closely related are career transitioners of all kinds: veterans, military spouses, retirees coming out of retirement or repatriating expats. These are people who have taken career breaks for elder care, for childcare reasons, pursuing a personal interest or a personal health issue. People returning to work after a career break: I call them relaunchers.
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