6 Strategies to Empower Your Return to the Paid Workforce

Maria Paniccioli

6 Strategies to Empower Your Return to the Paid Workforce

Returning to work after a gap in employment can seem daunting, and many people often struggle with what it means for their professional identity and the ideal path back to their career goals. Whether you have been away from the workforce for some time or plan to move into a new industry, a successful return requires clarity on your career goals, as well as who you are as an individual, and the value your unique background and journey can contribute to prospective employers.

Join us as Flatiron School Career Coach Maria Paniccioli guides you through 6 strategies to plan and execute a successful return to the paid workforce.

In this chat we’ll discuss:

How to rebuild and embrace your professional identity, and leverage it to cultivate your personal brand and stand out in the job market
The importance of identifying your specific career goals and creating a vision of how you can make an impact in different types of organizations
How to own and articulate your unique journey and translate it into powerful storytelling that engages prospective employers
Why to consider upskilling and/or re-skilling to enhance or expand your skillset, increasing your professional versatility/value and career options

Meet The Speaker

Maria Paniccioli

Career Coach on the Flatiron School Career Services team

Maria Paniccioli is a Career Coach on the Flatiron School Career Services team, where for over two years she has had a front row seat to more than 50+ job searches, serving as a strategic guide and success partner to Flatiron School software engineering, data science, and UX/UI design bootcamp graduates launching new careers in tech. In this role Maria commonly works with students to overcome imposter syndrome, to identify and market their skills and strengths with confidence, and to develop an effective job search strategy, no matter what their background - or potential employment gaps may be. In addition to her work at Flatiron School, Maria also specializes in leadership coaching, and her background has spanned companies like Lehman Brothers, Accenture and WeWork, and roles in management consulting, leadership development, and holistic wellness.