I read a great post today at Biz Chicks Rule about the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania’s partnership with UBS to offer a great program called Career Comeback: A UBS Fellowship Program for Professional Women Re-entering the Workforce. According to the Wharton Business School’s website, the program is highly selective and it is offered at no charge to applicants who qualify thanks to funding from UBS.
Here are some more highlights about the program from the Wharton School of Business website:
Program Overview:
This program is designed for women in the process of returning to the workforce. Participants will update their business knowledge, develop transition strategies, and network with business leaders. This highly-selective program is offered at no charge to qualified applicants through funding from UBS.
Intended Audience:
This program is designed for women in the process of returning to the workforce. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience and have taken a career hiatus for a minimum of 2 years, but no more than 7 years. An MBA or graduate degree is required.
Course Objectives:
The program’s unique curriculum was designed with your success in mind. Participants will discuss the current realities confronting returning professional women and how best to adjust to manage the re entry process. You will:
- Update critical business skills, with a focus on finance, marketing, and strategy.
- Receive coaching to hone your leadership skills and create transition strategies.
- Benefit from faculty research and corporate perspectives.
- Create action plans for re-entry into the workforce.
- Network with other women and business leaders.
The program will be held on April 5-7, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the deadline for receipt of applications is February 28, 2008. Candidates who are accepted to the program will be notified by March 7, 2008.
For more information about the program and application process, follow the link to the Career Comeback web page. It sounds like a fantastic program that would look great on a resume and really jumpstart a businesswoman’s re-entry to the workforce.Â
What do you think?
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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Also the Baruch College Zicklin School of Management is offering a program for those reentering the workforce beginning in January. For strategy and advice on making this transition see Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work by Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin (Warner Books; June 2007). You also might want to check out http://www.backonthecareertrack.com and http://www.iRelaunch.com.
Thanks for the link, Susan! I think the program is a great idea, but I worry that 3 days won’t be enough time to get it all in. I’d like to hear more about the take-aways and what kind of support the participants can expect after the fact.
Kristen
Carol,
Thank you for visiting Women On Business. I definitely plan on checking out your websites!
Kristen, Thanks for stopping by! I agree that 3 days does seem like a short amount of time, but since the Wharton School of Business is involved in the program, I have to hope it will be helpful. I wish I knew someone who was attending to find out how it goes. If you hear any additional information, please let me know!