| If you've been off work for a long while to raise a | | | | you may want to consider part-time work to start. |
| family or for some other reason, you may be feeling | | | | Take some time to write down what you hope to |
| a bit of trepidation about your future career | | | | achieve in returning to the work force and to review |
| prospects and returning to the work force. It's true | | | | your finances so that you can determine your |
| that you may find yourself having to take a few | | | | earnings requirements. You may have to take into |
| steps back temporarily in order to get back to where | | | | consideration the added expense of childcare if |
| you were in your career when you left the work | | | | you've been a stay at home mom. Much of your |
| force in the first place. The reason for this is that | | | | research can be done on the internet. You can pull up |
| your skills may be out of date, depending on how | | | | salary surveys to determine what you can expect |
| long you have been out of the "game". | | | | from the job market in your community at the |
| You should consider updating your skills at a local | | | | present time. A good salary survey for all types of |
| community college. Drop in at the local college to pick | | | | careers and levels of experience can be found on |
| up a course calendar and speak to an advisor. You | | | | Register with a couple of employment agencies as |
| may want to take some computer software courses | | | | well. You can talk to an employment agent about |
| or for that matter, take the opportunity to train for | | | | your situation and find out more about different |
| a whole new career. There is also the option of | | | | career options or current trends in the workforce. |
| distance learning or online training through college | | | | Many employment agencies specialize in particular |
| sponsored webinars and teleconferences. These | | | | career fields so make sure that you research them |
| training programs offer students the convenience of | | | | first to make sure that they have clients in the |
| learning at home and saving on the expense of | | | | market area that you're interested in. |
| traveling. This is especially handy if you live in a rural | | | | In all, returning to work after a long break can be |
| area and have to travel a long ways to the closest | | | | daunting but with some research and planning, you |
| college. | | | | can successfully re-enter the workforce again. Take |
| It may take a little bit of time to get back into the | | | | some time to determine your goals and develop an |
| flow of working full-time again after a long break so | | | | action plan that will get you there. |