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     mantram Citizen Username: Mantram Post Number: 153 Registered: 8-2003 |
Workshop -- "What to do When 'Mother' is on Resume?" Posted by: Rosemary Mercedes Date: August-16-2005 The following press release about events taking place at Pace's New York City and Westchester campuses was recently released by Mothers Can Do It: Press Contact: RoseMarie Terenzio, RMT PR & Management phone: 212-414-1909, email: rterenzio@rmtprmanagement.com For Immediate Release EVENT SERIES LAUNCHED TO HELP MOMS WISHING TO RETURN TO THE WORKPLACE NEW YORK- “WHAT TO DO WHEN ‘MOTHER’ IS ON YOUR RESUME” WORKSHOP SERIES AND JOB FAIR/CONFERENCE FOR STAY-AT-HOME-MOMS LOOKING TO RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE, FALL 2005 New York, New York ---Stay-at-home mothers and women seeking career change will have an opportunity to hone their resumes, reacquaint themselves with the job market and meet potential employers via the “What to Do When `Mother’ Is on Your Resume” Workshop Series and Job Fair (www.motherscandoit.com) slated for September and October 2005 in the New York City Metro area. Corporate participants include: Merrill Lynch Deloitte Cisco Lehman Brothers Ernst & Young Cititgroup AIG Sanofi-Aventis Avon Parents Magazine Keynote Speakers: Liz Lange Designer of Liz Lange Maternity Over the past seven years, Liz Lange has become synonymous with modern and stylish maternity wear. At the heart of her design is a profound understanding of American sensibility and beauty mixed with a contemporary edge, which has led to collections of the highest quality for women who appreciate luxury. Liz Lange Maternity is a celebrity favorite; Kate Winslet, Debra Messing and Gwyneth Paltrow have all been spotted in Liz Lange Maternity during their pregnancies. Nita M Lowey Congresswoman Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey is currently serving her ninth term in Congress, representing parts of Westchester and Rockland counties. She was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988 and has served in the Democratic Leadership. Lowey was the first woman and the first New Yorker to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, leading the organization from 2001 to 2002. The workshops will take place: • Friday, September 9, 2005 in New York City, Pace University. • Friday, September 16, 2005 in Newark, New Jersey, Seton Hall University, School of Law • Friday, September 23, 2005 in Westchester County, Pace University. The Job Fair and Conference will take place: • Friday, October 26, 2005 at Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City. Register for the Workshops and Job Fair at www.motherscandoit.com. No matter past experience or education, returning to the workforce can be daunting for women who have chosen to stay at home with their kids. Their peers have moved up the ladder in terms of position and salary and have continued the valuable practice of professional networking; compensation levels and benefits standards continue to vacillate; opportunities change and industries fail often leaving women with the wrong set of job skills. Still, approximately 84 percent of stay-at-home moms are considering returning to work, according to a survey by Boston-based Reach Advisors. These moms have become know as “sequencing” mothers or “flex-career” women and are being studied by groups like the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Families and Work Institute. Fortunately, employers are waking up to the value of re-capturing the talent and intellectual capital of professional women who have taken time off from the workforce. Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM, among others, all have initiatives to recruit and retain women, even if it means having to let them go for a while. The Career Workshops will provide these women with the tools not only to attract the attention of prospective employers, but find the job which is right for them in terms of compensation, flexibility, benefits and most importantly, job satisfaction. Sessions will include, “How to Reinvent Yourself: Using Your Former Career to Help Define Your Future Career”, “How to Find the Right Job for You: Where to Look and How to Land It”, “Compensation and Benefits Expectations: Current Standards and Practices”, and “Financial Planning: How to Reach Your Goals”. Armed with what they have learned from the workshops, the women will be prepared for the Job Fair & Conference October 26, 2005 at The Metropolitan Pavillion in New York City. Two-tracks of sessions will allow women looking for jobs to hear Best Practices in terms of women’s initiative from employers who are pioneers in the fields; while human resource professionals, recruiting coaches, benefits specialists and career counselors will have an opportunity to hear the latest on diversity, retention and work life balance issues and practices. “What to Do When `Mother’ Is on Your Resume” (www.motherscandoit.com) event series is being produced on behalf of You Can Do It Corp. by New York-based Business Development Institute. About Mothers Can Do It Mothers Can Do It, a division of You Can Do It Corp. was created with a dedicated focus on the unique challenges and opportunities facing stay-at-home mothers returning to work and working mothers transitioning in the workplace. Through a series of educational workshops, job fairs and recruiting conferences, Mothers Can Do It helps stay-at-home and working mothers position themselves for success by providing critical access to employment information, job training resources and valuable networking opportunities. Mothers Can Do It also works closely with corporations and organizations of all types to help them better understand this evolving segment of the workforce, and how to most effectively attract and tap into the powerful and talented market of stay-at-home and working mothers. To learn more about Mothers Can Do It, please visit the company Web site: www.motherscandoit.com. For more information about the event, please visit: www.motherscandoit.com |
