I'm following up Julianne's post from last week to reinforce her point about UK companies being interested in returners with an array of recent evidence.
In September alone, we introduced a new initiative for returning professionals in partnership with Centrica, Mars and Vodafone, which are combining their efforts in the HitReturn returners programme: we also provided the coaching support at the start of the RBS Strategy ComeBack programme. At the same time, Deloitte, Allen & Overy and Cushman & Wakefield welcomed their first cohorts of returners and Morgan Stanley's second programme commenced. In October, the first UK JP Morgan programme gets underway and we will have news of other upcoming programmes.
Simultaneously, our supported hiring innovation extends the range of options available to companies which wish to hire returners directly into open positions, while still providing support through the transition period. We are delighted that major employers, in particular M&G Investments, have signed up to this approach and we have more opportunities in the pipeline with smaller as well as larger employers. One employer we've already worked with told us that she was delighted to have accessed "a pool of top quality people" which she would otherwise have missed out on.
Despite all this encouragement, we recognise that there are still too far few openings for women returning to work after a career break and are focused on widening the range and variety of options available. We'd love to hear from you if you've been able to return to fulfilling work after your career break.
Posted by Katerina
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