Normalizing career breaks®
iRelaunch is the premiere global, full service career reentry company pioneering the return to work space since 2007. We connect thousands of mid-career relaunching professionals with global employers ready to tap into their experience.
Thriving Community of Returners
iRelaunch specializes in providing resources for successful career comebacks.
Employer Partners
We work with a range of employers, mainly within the Fortune 500.
Events
iRelaunch hosts a variety of relauncher and employer engagement events, including conferences, panel discussions, and dedicated information events.
We recognize relaunchers as:
- Individuals who have taken career breaks from one to over twenty years, for a range of reasons unrelated to job performance, including childcare, eldercare, a personal health issue, underemployment, and time after military service or as a military spouse
- An untapped pool of highly motivated and experienced talent that is the hidden gem of the workforce
- A strong return on investment, offering a combination of education, experience, drive, and dedication at a stable life stage
- Exceeding industry averages in retention rates, ranging from 70% to over 90%
Our employer partners are:
- Seeking the highest ROI for their talent acquisition investment with educated, experienced mid-level professionals
- Interested in developing their talent pool through specialized onboarding or return to work programs; returnships, FTE, cohorts, rolling starts
- Leaders in their sectors
Leadership
Carol Fishman Cohen is the Co-Founder and CEO of iRelaunch. A former investment banker, Cohen relaunched her own career at Bain Capital after an 11-year childcare career break. She co-authored Back on the Career Track, widely regarded as the definitive guide to career reentry, along with iRelaunch Co-Founder Vivian Steir Rabin. Cohen’s TED talk, “How to Get Back to Work After a Career Break,” has nearly 3.8 million views and has been translated into more than 30 languages. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review on career reentry topics, having started in 2012 with her groundbreaking article “The 40-Year-Old Intern,” which predicted the rise of employer returnship programs. Cohen is regularly quoted in the national and international press as a subject matter expert on career reentry.
Layoff Support Series: Carol's Quick Tips - Video Shorts Series
Hear the latest advice from iRelaunch's CEO & Co-Founder, Carol Fishman Cohen, as she shares top tips for handling current, pressing job search issues.