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How to get back to work after a career break

3,677,496 views | Carol Fishman Cohen • TEDxBeaconStreet

If you've taken a career break and are now looking to return to the workforce, would you consider taking an internship? Career reentry expert Carol Fishman Cohen thinks you should. In this talk, hear about Cohen's own experience returning to work after a career break, her work championing the success of "relaunchers" and how employers are changing how they engage with return-to-work talent.

If you've taken a career break and are now looking to return to the workforce, would you consider taking an internship? Career reentry expert Carol Fishman Cohen thinks you should. In this talk, hear about Cohen's own experience returning to work after a career break, her work championing the success of "relaunchers" and how employers are changing how they engage with return-to-work talent.

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Carol Cohen

CEO and co-founder, iRelaunch

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Carol Fishman Cohen documents successful transitions back into the workforce after career breaks.

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