I'm not looking forward to my alarm goin off at 6!!! Sweet dreams sarks 😚😚😚

I'm currently studying for my career and getting ready for my break.

wow the number of people in the comments who don't know that the word career is a distinct one with a specific meaning different from work, or job, or earning a living somehow in whatever way...

guess that's by design in a system where still most aren't well prepared to understand options and how to leverage the different approaches to economic existence... but fyi for the uninformed: a career is something you plan out and pursue by intent and your own going out there and finding and/or founding of opportunities, in an often harder and/or less obvious way

having a break from such, or never having done such at all, doesn't mean you haven't worked, or don't earn some kind of living, or aren't looking for or holding down just regular "jobs" in the generic sense of something that just pays you money to do something, regardless of whether it's actually a bigger-picture and longer-term valuable thing for you to be doing, valuable to you, to society, or both

career is about something more than just a job, or earning to get by (or even earning to get rich in something you hate or serves no purpose for anyone else), and something more (or at least different) from all kinds of other work we do for no pay, aka the informal economy, whether household or family raising or community or volunteer or etc etc etc (though the family raising kind I would actually call just a different kind of career, in a sense of it being full fledged work of a longterm sort, that takes planning and aiming of your course along the path etc., at least if done well and not just phoning in or absentee parenting or partnering)

anyway, fyi to all the confused up in here...career actually means something specific, different from what you apparently think it does

I have connected with people I want to connect with. It would be weird to talk to strangers about finding a job, isn't it? Imagine hearing this at a party on Friday night "I'm still looking for a job. How's your week?"

A bit of disconnect. She says the benefit of relaunchers are that they have settled, that they know what they want. And then go on to contradict it by saying it's the relaunchers responsibility to figure out if they still have the passion for particular position or skill. Seems like employers are not unfounded in their worries, according to her.

Also, title is misleading. It's not how to get back after break, it's more like a history of and what employers are currently doing to attract relaunchers.

wow excellent, Thanks

Ummmmmmm what about the impending crisis of capitalism? This talk is for privileged people...that isn't how it is for many others. It's just a giant impasse.

I've personally been on a 3 year hiatus from the workforce. I was dealing with a lot of personal issues that hindered me from doing anything with a clear head. I actually JUST got back into it as a intern in fact. Interesting to see this video at this time in my life. Stay up yall. Nothing is permanent.

I'm on a career break of 4 years... after high school I didn't got into medical school (although I did get into dental school but I had my head high in sky so I didn't take it and I decided to take a year off and then another year and then another) I regret taking too many breaks 'cause it's getting boring for me to do the same thing again and again. I could've graduated today but 'cause of my over ambitious mentality I'm behind my peers;

As someone who is hesitant to return to work after taking some time off I really needed to hear this. thank you!!

stupid system, entrepreneurs dying of hunger while people have to beg a company for internships, ridiculous.

A "career break", a perfectly good reason for any earnings gap out there, as we all know now that wage gaps are a myth.

A change in career path meant a 5 year absence from full time work. Ive earned a second degree in a field far removed from my original education... and while I look forward to a 3 month placement, I'm not looking forward to the corporate wall I hit trying to get back in. Old, traditional, conservative managers and executive are still breathing and choking the life from the new face of the work force. So... I hope more companies see this and learn from it.

but i'm 27 with a 3 year "career break"

My career break starts by moving from NYC to London and then starting my family. Being home while my kids were young, was important to me, I wanted to be there for them when they needed one of us most. We were able to travel and participate in so many activities that we couldn't have if I was working FT. After a few years off I tried looking to go back to work, the recession hit at that time and it seemed a mountain to climb to get a proper job. After a divorce and moving back to America, I then found I had breast cancer... so that delayed my re-entry even further.

A masters certifications and several other classes still didn't seem to up my employability much - it wasn't for the pilot 'Returnship" at SapientNitro, I would probably still be sending out dozens of resumes a day. They took me on for a 12-week paid internship and then sent me to General Assembly for User Experience Design training. I am now a FT employee at the company and find everyone so completely on board and supportive of the program. The company has since taken on two more returnees and are hoping to spread the program further thought the Ad industry, which tends to be more youth focused and staffed.

This program is invaluable for women (and men) who have had to take time away from their careers due to unforeseen circumstances. And as an employee I am more focused and extremely loyal to my firm for taking a chance on me. It shows they live up to their ethos of valuing diversity and multiple perspectives.

I encourage companies in any industry to give this program a try, it is not much to risk, and you get to try out an employee before hiring them on!

#SapientNitro #3percentconference #returnship

Big companies in the developing nations should consider this as well, break from career could be due to various reasons and if the person is returning to work, it only means that he/she has come out as a stronger individual with better EQ & IQ and against all odds. I enjoyed watching every bit of this talk. Thank you.

What I find to question is who are their targeted audience?

TEDx, maybe.

Please stop using these horrible cancer commercials. My mother died of cancer. I do not need to be reminded about it and it does no good what soever to open a talk to hear someone asking me if I think about cancer! Not normally!! Not until I hear this annoying man insist that I be reminded about it!