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Transitioning from the Military to a Civilian Career


Thank you for serving in the United States military and devoting years of your life to ensure our country is safe and protected. Are you ready to pursue a civilian career after military service, but aren’t sure how to take the first step? reacHIRE’s corporate clients value the qualities that ex-military personnel bring and are
What is a Returnship? What You Need to Know


Maybe you spent the last five years taking your little ones to and from school, play dates, and extracurriculars. Maybe, after years hustling in the working world, you just needed a little R&R. Or perhaps you took a career break to care for a sick or aging loved one. And now you’re thinking about returning
How to Describe a Career Break on Your Resume


The decision to return to work shouldn’t get derailed at the first step: updating your resume. Many job seekers aren’t sure how to present time off from a full-time career while raising a family, caring for an aging parent, or not working in your area of expertise for other reasons, such as military service. So
What Is a Career Break?


There’s more than one reason for stepping away from a full time professional career. In fact breaks are as individual as the people who take them. When we partner with a company to design a program to bring returners to their workforce, we are often asked: What exactly is a career break? While it varies
Restart Your Career with Confidence


While every person’s journey back into the workforce is unique, it is startling how much they are the same. Interlaced with excitement is a common thread of uncertainty, apprehension and fear of the unknown. The first thing to know: you are not alone. According to research conducted by the Pew Research Center at some time