Something I hear from almost every woman I work with at Elavare, usually in the first conversation we have:

"I don't know how to talk about the time I wasn't working."

Sometimes it comes with a nerv...

Eleven years ago, I was barely holding my life together. I had just gotten divorced and had recently started a new job as a marketing coordinator.  I was working full time, had 5 kids, ran an eBay and...

If you’re returning to the workforce, it’s easy to fall into a pattern of waiting. You update your resume, scroll job listings, and tell yourself, “When I feel ready, I’ll start putting myself out the...

You have a goal. Maybe it's refreshing your resume. Maybe it's sending one email to someone in your old network. Maybe it's signing up for that certification course you bookmarked six months ago.

You...

For many women, motherhood changes more than their schedule.  It changes their identity.

You go from being a student, professional, dreamer, builder, creator--to being someone everyone depends on.

M...

If I had to return to the workforce today after years away, I wouldn’t start by applying for jobs.  I'd start with my mindset.

When I returned to the workforce 11 years ago after an 18-year career "b...

If you haven’t interviewed in years, it can feel scary. At first, you're thrilled to even get an interview. And then, you look over the job description and think:

“I used to know how to do this.”
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I'm usually a very positive person. I can push through hard things. But last week was rough:

• I missed an important event to hold our scheduled Elavare Community call and only three women showed up....