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Virtual VIP Lunch & Learn: Should I Take A Career Break? Questions To Ask Before

Rucha Gokhale Cognitive Delivery Manager at IPsoft
August 29, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
Virtual VIP Lunch & Learn: Should I Take A Career Break? Questions To Ask Before

About this session

If you've ever taken a career break, or you're contemplating taking one right now, you understand the internal monologue that happens before the decision is made. "Will I be able to find another job?" "What if I lose my skills?" "Will I regret it?" Rucha Gokhale, Cognitive Delivery Manager, IPsoft, has been in your shoes, and she's joining us for an exclusive chat to answer your burning questions about taking a career break.

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Meet the speaker

Rucha Gokhale

Rucha Gokhale

Cognitive Delivery Manager at IPsoft

Rucha is a Cognitive Delivery Manager at IPsoft by day and a passionate digital productnaut on the side with a series of successful products in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Mobile under her belt. She is a people whisperer and thrives on integrating technology into the everyday lives of people resulting in joyful experiences that continue long after the products are launched.

Rucha had to manage her career painstakingly while battling the challenges of motherhood and being primary caregiver to a young child with hip dysplasia. She actively looks for opportunities to share her learnings from these experiences with other working women. For example, in 2016, she created a podcast series (available free on iTunes) about working women called Starting Trouble (https://startingtrouble.indyri.se).

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