My blog post last week about what women tend to do that stifles our own career progress is my second most-read post to date. (My inaugural post about telling my boss I didn't want the job they gave me after a reorg, still remains #1.) The post led to many conversations, as well as email exchanges, that led me to
Periodically, the Intuit Women's Network hosts events. Today, Nora Denzel, the SVP of our Payroll Services Division spoke on the topic of The Top Ten Ways Women Shoot Themselves in the Foot in the Workplace.
A poster to the Works for Me group asked how to explain the gap in her career on her resume. The change was prompted by her need for a different balance after she had kids, but, in her case, there wasn't really a gap. She had quit her full time marketing job to become a self-employed consultant. For those moms who off-ramp completely, or who take a side rail like this poster, explaining the gap to potential employers often looms as a big concern.