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The Interest You Left Behind

The Interest You Left Behind

We all have subjects that particularly interest us, that capture our attention. It could be a skill, a hobby or just a topic you follow very closely. Try taking note of the articles that attract you online or in the newspaper and you’ll have your answer. Have you incorporated that interest into the job you have today?

Caroline Kennedy as Role Model

A story in the New York Times today really caught my eye. Entitled “Coming Up Short as a Role Model for the Mommy Track”, it compares Caroline Kennedy’s unceremonious exit from senate candidacy to the story of the first woman to attend Citadel in 1993 (she dropped out after just one week). Here’s the link, it’s a good read:

Changing Course, Moving Up, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonJanuary 23, 2009Back to Work, Career Management, women and work, Work-Life, Career PlanningComment

Lunching Ladies

Yesterday I was the lead speaker at a seminar for women considering going back to work. This was the first in a seminar series called Mind Your Own Business Moms, started by two women I know through my kids’ school. It was held in a restaurant, and there were about 25 women there, prosperous and engaged in their lives but looking for a career to complete their fulfillment.

Changing Course, Moving Up, Telling Your StoryAllison ChestonMay 14, 2008Back to Work, elevator pitch, Networking, relaunch, women and work, Work-Life, Career Planning, Career StrategyComment