What about people who are re-entering the workforce as adults after an extended hiatus? This might include taking time off to raise kids, for health reasons, because finding work after getting laid off didn't pan out, etc. I haven't looked at the site in detail but so far what I've seen seems mostly geared to people whose careers never took any breaks or are just getting off the ground.
In my case, I had to drop out of my bachelors program (senior standing as a Sociology major) for health reasons, and have had some service industry and retail positions since then but have been unemployed for some time while trying to find work that accommodates my health issues.
I want to go back to school eventually, but I've since married and relocated, so it would involve transferring credits and commuting or settling for an online degree rather than one from a well-known university, let alone seriously stretching the family budget. I'm able to work part-time and will eventually be well enough to work full-time, but earning to give is not really an option for me at this point. I feel most passionately about civil and human rights issues, and would be highly motivated in any position that involved working on policy related to these things, whether local, national, or global (I live in the US). What career skills and experience would be most useful for eventually finding permanent employment in that sort of field?
What about people who are re-entering the workforce as adults after an extended hiatus? This might include taking time off to raise kids, for health reasons, because finding work after getting laid off didn't pan out, etc. I haven't looked at the site in detail but so far what I've seen seems mostly geared to people whose careers never took any breaks or are just getting off the ground.
In my case, I had to drop out of my bachelors program (senior standing as a Sociology major) for health reasons, and have had some service industry and retail positions since then but have been unemployed for some time while trying to find work that accommodates my health issues.
I want to go back to school eventually, but I've since married and relocated, so it would involve transferring credits and commuting or settling for an online degree rather than one from a well-known university, let alone seriously stretching the family budget. I'm able to work part-time and will eventually be well enough to work full-time, but earning to give is not really an option for me at this point. I feel most passionately about civil and human rights issues, and would be highly motivated in any position that involved working on policy related to these things, whether local, national, or global (I live in the US). What career skills and experience would be most useful for eventually finding permanent employment in that sort of field?