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Returning To Work

By Stacey Hawley

I am a published author, career counselor and executive compensation specialist. My blog focuses on returning to the workforce after an extended leave of absence. Visit my website TheCredoCompany.com.

Returning to work after an extensive time away feels daunting.  Life changed from suits and business meetings to diapers and family discussions.  Rather than existing in just one world, you now exist in both. Simultaneously. When I work with ... Read more...
Returning to work - or even never leaving - requires balance, focus and choices.  The choices are the most difficult part - when to work, when to play, when to answer emails and when to leave work early to see a school play.   We wonder: what wi ... Read more...
Have you purchased a copy of Lean In?  Mine is on the way.  The book - and its messages - is already causing a stir.  The backlash?  In a nutshell, so-called normal women (not billionaires) are asking Sandberg not to speak for them.  And, wo ... Read more...
When returning to work, we may select jobs based on location and/or flexibility.  We may pursue a certain industry or choose to work with someone we know.  But what about seeking a job you LOVE? Do you know how to find a job you love? We all ... Read more...
The media is pitching Sheryl Sandberg’s vs. Annie-Marie Slaughter.  One women describing in detail how “you can have it all” and another lamenting “women still can’t have it all”.    While the issue is not – and should not be – between two women ( ... Read more...
When returning to work, in addition to finding the right JOB, it is important to seek the right COMPANY.  And that means ensuring a cultural fit.  A cultural fit mea ... Read more...
Working full time and preparing healthy dinner meals every night can be challenging at least and frustrating at best.  Picking up a pizza or drive-thru dinner saves time and reduces stress.  But I encourage you NOT to give up.  You can have your "carr ... Read more...
Yikes!  Back at work, juggline working and the kids and NOW your employer wants you to manage people.  As a FT working mom, you MUST have the skills right? Anyone can be a good people manager.  Heck, anyone can be a GREAT people manager...i ... Read more...
Returning to work is challenging on so many levels - conquering the guilt, managing home life, keeping the house clean, juggling everyone's schedules, handling the curve balls (aka someone is sick), getting up to speed at work... Yes, women are great at multi ... Read more...
Cover letters are the trailer to your resume (the feature film).  And you want readers to feel like they've been invited to a star-studded premier, full of A-listers.  Something they just can't WAIT to go to, I mean read. If you have been in the wor ... Read more...
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