Now Is the Time to Propose a Career Reentry Program

Elizabeth Gish

Now Is the Time to Propose a Career Reentry Program

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With demand for more gender-diverse teams — among other intersections of diversity — continuing to be strong as we enter 2023, now is an excellent time for visionary recruiting and HR...

This event is eligible for SHRM credits. To receive the SHRM code, please attend the event live.

With demand for more gender-diverse teams — among other intersections of diversity — continuing to be strong as we enter 2023, now is an excellent time for visionary recruiting and HR leaders to propose a career reentry program.

Career reentry programs enable employers to tap into the hidden, high-caliber pool of mid-career professionals who are returning to work after multi-year career breaks. iRelaunch refers to this experienced population as "relaunchers." This talent pool is made up primarily of women and encompasses those who have taken career breaks for a wide range of reasons, including caregiving.

Join iRelaunch Managing Director Elizabeth Gish to learn the key steps to creating a career reentry program and hear about the latest innovations and best practices in reentry programming.

During this chat, Elizabeth will talk about:

Why leading your employer's career reentry pilot program can be the ultimate opportunity for you to create a brand new initiative that advances your organization's diversity goals and mid-career hiring needs, all while gaining visibility from senior management
The business case for an employer career reentry program
More about relaunchers and the value they bring to employers

Meet The Speaker

Elizabeth Gish

Managing Director at iRelaunch

Elizabeth is a career relauncher with over 15 years of experience designing, implementing and managing programs that drive impact at the intersection of diversity and inclusion, talent acquisition, corporate social responsibility, and employee engagement. She is recognized for her strategic planning and execution, project and stakeholder management, and recruiting and training skills. As Managing Director at iRelaunch, Elizabeth plays a key role in the company’s pioneering work, advising progressive and innovative employers on career reentry program options to leverage diverse talent pools.

Elizabeth brings a wealth of personal and professional experience in the career reentry space to iRelaunch. After a 15-year career gap, she relaunched at Oracle without the support of a formal career reentry program. With a focus on the Company’s diversity and inclusion goals, she drew on her personal relaunch experience to define, pilot and expand Oracle’s Career Relaunch Program. Elizabeth was also the architect and manager of Oracle’s global, community-based Corporate Social Responsibility program. She expanded the program to over 25 countries, recruiting and training community leaders around the world.

Elizabeth earned an MBA in Finance from Denver University and a BA in History from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. She was trained in Design Thinking techniques by Stanford’s dSchool, and has served as an advisor for ReBoot Accel, a recruiting firm that helps companies hire, advance and empower women. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, Carl, and loves spending time with her two boys, being active outdoors, entertaining friends, and taking road trips.