Aurora Talent Experience Solution Brings Fitness Mindset to Career Development for Women Workers
reacHIRE, committed to supporting people returning to the workplace through returnship programs and technology solutions,announced the launch of The 10 Minute Career Workout as part of its Aurora talent experience SaaS solution. Purpose-built by reacHIRE’s team of gender diversity and career experts, Aurora helps companies motivate, engage and retain women in the workforce through shared experiences, actionable advice and community building. The 10 Minute Career Workout takes a fitness-like approach to help women grow leadership skills such as resilience, mindfulness and confidence. According to Deloitte’s Women  Work 2022: A Global Outlook report, women cite a lack of opportunities to advance as one of the main factors driving them away from their employers. Recognizing the need to empower the career development of women workers amid the Great Resignation, reacHIRE created The 10 Minute Workout as a means to promote individual growth and learning. Designed to be efficient and effective for weekly consumption, there are currently 52 workouts available, with reacHIRE continuing to add more. By breaking down complex concepts into bite-sized exercises, The 10 Minute Career Workout helps women learn to navigate real-world situations and make progress towards professional goals, easily tracked through an intuitive dashboard.“Building the skills to succeed in the workplace takes practice, guidance and support, and with The 10 Minute Career Workout, we have fashioned that thinking into career-centric lessons that can be completed as workouts on any device – even while waiting in line for coffee,” said reacHIRE CEO Addie Swartz. “Combining a fitness mindset with that level of flexibility allows women to take meaningful action when and where they have the time and translates into measurable learning experiences.”
About reacHIRE
reacHIRE puts action behind gender diversity goals and creates meaningful opportunities for professionals who are looking to return to the workforce. Tailored to meet a company’s culture and business needs, reacHIRE’s returnship team-based programs deliver the highest retention rate of any Return-to-Work program and are used by industry leaders including Fidelity Investments, Lionbridge, Schneider Electric, T-Mobile and Wayfair. The reacHIRE Aurora talent experience platform is designed to help companies drive engagement, belonging, and retention of women and is trusted by top companies, including Analog Devices, iRobot and Rocket Software. For more information about reacHIRE and its unique talent programs, please visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

reacHIRE Introduces The 10 Minute Career Workout

Authored by Industry Expert Addie Swartz, Practical Guide Helps People Jumpstart Their Post-Break Career Paths
March 23, 2022 07:00 ET
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CONCORD, Mass., March  23, 2022  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- reacHIRE , committed to supporting people returning to the workplace through returnship programs and technology solutions, today announced the launch of its new book titled The Definitive Return-to-Work Playbook . Authored by Addie Swartz , CEO of reacHIRE, the workbook provides guidance, exercises, and inspiring success stories to help readers successfully re-enter the workforce after a career break. “Returning to the workforce should not be a solitary journey,” said Swartz. “This workbook is designed to help people realize their personal, professional and economic potential with the support of like-minded peers, and with the tools that can help them.”
Career breaks happen for many reasons and commonly impact women who exit the workforce to raise children or care for family. Additionally, women suffered the majority of pandemic-related job losses and many unemployed women have been out of work for six months or longer. The corresponding gap in their resumes causes further anxiety as returners seek to navigate the hurdles of re-entry. reacHIRE’s cohort-based return-to-work programs are specially designed to bring qualified talent back into the workforce. “After an extended career break to care for my children and family, I was fortunate enough to be one of the first participants in the reacHIRE Return-to-Work program,” said Anne Hoffman, now working for Dell Technologies. “reacHIRE is an advocate for women who have taken a break from the workforce and provides the much-needed support system to successfully transition back to work.”
Through helpful exercises and inspiring real-life success stories, The Definitive Return-to-Work Playbook helps returners reimagine their careers and return to work with confidence, with resources to update their resumes and interview skills, refresh their LinkedIn and other social media profiles, and reconnect with their professional networks. In five actionable and easy-to-navigate chapters, the workbook assists readers with defining their objectives and setting forth the steps to achieve their goals. Dorie Clark, a business professor, Wall Street Journal bestselling author and Top 50 Business Thinker in the World as named by Thinkers50, commented, “The ability to reinvent ourselves is critical for success in today’s business world, and Addie Swartz has created a valuable resource to help professionals transform their careers. The Definitive Return-to-Work Playbook is a must-have for anyone considering a return to corporate work following a career break.”
Swartz concluded, “Workplace flexibility is the new normal, putting the onus on every employer to ensure returning to work is worthwhile. That means employers need to approach childcare and similar reasons for career breaks as business issues, not deal-breakers. Time and time again, we see that returners’ skills are transferable and valued. Not only does The Definitive Return-to-Work Playbook provide a road map back into the workforce for employees, it’s also an outstanding talent guide for employers.”
The Definite Return-to-Work Playbook will be available for $8.99 on Amazon . For a limited time, the book is available to qualified returners and HR and talent acquisition professionals at no charge. Please visit the reacHIRE website to download a complimentary copy. About reacHIRE
reacHIRE puts action behind gender diversity goals and creates meaningful opportunities for professionals who are looking to return to the workforce. Tailored to meet a company’s culture and business needs, reacHIRE’s r eturnship team-based programs deliver the highest retention rate of any Return-to-Work program and are used by industry leaders including Fidelity Investments, Lionbridge, Schneider Electric, T-Mobile, and Wayfair. The reacHIRE Aurora talent experience platform is designed to help companies drive engagement, belonging, and retention of women, and is trusted by top companies including Analog Devices, iRobot, and Rocket Software. For more information about reacHIRE and its unique talent programs, please visit our website and follow us on  LinkedIn and Twitter .

reacHIRE Releases The Definitive Return-to-Work Playbook

First-Of-Its-Kind Platform Designed to Fix the Broken Rung, Leveraging the Power of Peers to Help More Early-Career Women Advance and Thrive at Work
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The Business Case for Supporting Early Career Women – Aurora by reacHIRE (Graphic: Business Wire)
February 11, 2020 09:01 AM Eastern Standard Time
BOSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- reacHIRE , the pioneer of programs that advance and retain professional women at all ages and stages, today launched the Aurora Platform - a scalable and affordable online platform built for companies to systematically improve the retention and advancement of Millennial and Gen Z talent across their organizations. Aurora was created to address the “broken rung” for early-career women that was highlighted in the 2019 Women in the Workplace study from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. Despite entering the workforce at the same rate as men, professional women are not promoted at the same rate as men, and then continuously decline as a percentage of the management ladder. This gap equates to 1M qualified professional women who will fall behind men over the next five years. The first platform to answer the specific challenges early-career women experience, Aurora combines a unique mix of high-touch, personalized guidance with the power of peers for a powerful, holistic program that helps drive retention and advancement. Each component of the Aurora platform provides a critical leadership building block for early-career women and addresses the biggest problem impacting the gender talent pipeline today: Women do not receive enough support early in their careers, especially in male-dominated environments. According to research, women are 2.5 times more likely to become high performers if they have a tight-knit circle of supportive women at work. This is critical because research firm Gallup reports retention is a $30 billion annual drain on U.S. businesses. In addition, the Society for Human Resource Management estimates the cost of replacing a departing employee is as much as 2 times an annual salary. “In order to improve the bottom line, companies must find a way to ensure professional women are set up to succeed,” said Addie Swartz, CEO of reacHIRE. “We all need to invest in women earlier in their careers in ways that resonate with Millennials and Gen Z populations. Aurora delivers the power of peers to early-career women and gives companies an innovative new way to retain the talent they work so hard to find.”
Aurora mirrors the way Millennials and Gen Z-ers already interact and live within virtual social networks and expands this connection across geographies and multi-site locations so companies can better support, engage and retain communities of women. “We’ve created a platform and a program that will fundamentally change the trajectory for millions of early-career women, yield a dramatically increased number of qualified women in middle and upper management, and improve both the culture and bottom lines of every company that uses it,” added Swartz. Aurora’s community-based approach to engagement and retention stems from reacHIRE’s deep expertise as an innovator in the return-to-work market. Through its partnerships with companies and focus on peer-to-peer networks, training and connection, reacHIRE revolutionized the return-to-work market and consistently achieves an industry-leading 80+% retention rate among returners. To request a demo and see a full list of Aurora features, visit www.reachire.com/aurora . Perspectives from Companies using the Aurora Platform
Innovative companies utilizing Aurora’s power to create peer networks and support the career development of early-career women include Vertex Pharmaceuticals, iRobot, and Everbridge. Vertex
“At Vertex, we need the best and brightest minds from all backgrounds to achieve our mission of bringing transformative medicines to patients with serious diseases,” said Erin Cowhig, Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion at Vertex. “Supporting the career development of women is a core part of our diversity & inclusion strategy. Aurora brings all the tools we need to empower our early-career women into one platform - peer-to-peer communities, leadership skill development training, 1:1 and team sessions with experienced Guides, goal setting, career mapping and an HR dashboard that surfaces trends and insights. We are thrilled to partner with reacHIRE to offer Aurora to our early-career women to help them as they navigate and grow their careers at Vertex.”
iRobot
“Gender equity, diversity in the workforce and investing in new talent is critical to iRobot’s global strategy,” said Russell Campanello, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications at iRobot. “By implementing a scalable engagement and retention platform like Aurora, we are making an investment in accelerating the growth of our early-career women and retaining top talent. With Aurora, we can take a more active approach to supporting the immediate needs of our early-career women and better understand the skills, resources and environment necessary for their long-term success as engineering professionals and future industry leaders.”
Everbridge
“At Everbridge, we are always seeking innovative ways to develop women in technology and strengthen their leadership skills and potential,” said Cara Antonacci, VP Human Resources at Everbridge. “As a global software company, it is important to us that women across our organization have the opportunity to focus on their professional and personal development and expand their network. With the Aurora platform from reacHIRE, we are able to create peer-to-peer connections across multiple locations to foster belonging and increase engagement. Aurora is a game-changer for Everbridge in the way we empower our early-career women and grow the amazing talent we work so hard to attract and retain.”
About reacHIRE
reacHIRE partners with companies to create opportunities for women at all ages and stages of their careers. From Return-to-Work programs with industry leaders including Fidelity, Wayfair and T-Mobile to the Aurora platform designed to help early-career women thrive and rise, reacHIRE is committed to finding and fueling the potential in all professional women and improving the gender talent pipeline for corporations. For more information about reacHIRE and its programs for strengthening and building the talent pipeline of future women leaders, please visit https://www.reachire.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn @reacHIRE.

reacHIRE Launches the Aurora Platform for Companies Seeking to Engage and Retain Millennial and Gen Z Women

reacHIRE and Launch Academy Partner
9/30/15
BOSTON & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Twelve million jobs in the United States requiring post-secondary education will go unfilled in the next decade. At the same time, more than 2.6M mothers with an undergraduate, masters or PhD degree are not working outside the home. Through a partnership announced today, reacHIRE is enriching its PowerUp™ training and placement program with new Launch Academy curriculum to give professional women the technical skills and knowledge necessary to immediately contribute to today's data-driven jobs. “Accomplished women are highly motivated to return to work and re-ignite their professional careers,” said Addie Swartz, CEO of reacHIRE. “It is critical for women to bring their skills closer to the dynamic jobs available in high-growth fields. More and more jobs have a technical component or require an understanding of technology. reacHIRE is partnering with Launch Academy, an acclaimed tech training organization, to give women the skills required to re-enter and succeed in today’s workforce.”
reacHIRE helps companies confidently recruit from a new talent pool: accomplished women seeking to return to professional jobs after a career break. The company sources, screens, trains, and places women in paid 4-6 month projects, which typically convert into longer assignments or permanent positions. This ground-breaking, integrated training and placement process helps women overcome resumé gaps while de-risking the hiring by companies. Fidelity , Panera , EMC , Putnam Investments , Boston Scientific and Constant Contact are among the companies working with reacHIRE. About the Launch Academy-led Curriculum
Beginning October, 2015, reacHIRE will offer women in Boston and Research Triangle Park (RTP) customized technical immersion modules as part of its proven PowerUp™ training and placement program. The Launch Academy-led segments will run concurrently in RTP and Boston and consist of live, hands-on training and collaborative online sessions designed to teach an understanding of coding and programming. reacHIRE will also offer Data Analytics and Project Management modules designed to give reacHIRE graduates exposure to the skills needed to conceptualize, manage and interact with data and enable a successful return to today’s workforce. Launch Academy offers an alternative path to software development through an immersive 10-week program, taking eager learners with little to no coding experience and teaching them the skills needed to add value to a software development team. Students learn through a collaborative, challenge-based curriculum that encourages practical experimentation and teaches broad-based skills. “reacHIRE and Launch Academy share a mission of providing the tools and resources needed to re-enter the workforce with up-to-date skills and renewed confidence,” said Launch Academy Co-founder Evan Charles. “reacHIRE is doing absolutely incredible work re-training women with the modern skills employers are demanding. reacHIRE’s resources, combined with Launch Academy’s proven software development education, delivers a powerful combination for women returning to the workforce and employers looking to hire proven talent.”
For more information about enrolling in the reacHIRE PowerUp program with Launch Academy, please visit reacHIRE.com/program/tech/ . About Launch Academy
Located in Boston, Launch Academy ( www.launchacademy.com ) is a premium service provider of non-traditional software developer education. Its flagship program, a 10-week coding intensive focusing on Full Stack development, has successfully trained hundreds of people to code. Launch Academy’s innovative approach has placed 96% of graduates in development roles at more than 150 different companies including HubSpot, Living Social, Fidelity Investments, and Everquote. About reacHIRE
reacHIRE helps companies tap into a new talent pool to meet hiring needs and diversity goals: exceptional women looking to successfully transition back to work after a voluntary career break. reacHIRE matches top female talent with leading companies using paid project assignments to re-insert strong female talent into mid-level management positions. reacHIRE provides participants with a comprehensive PowerUp™ career skills training and development program that culminates in a short-term paid work assignment. Learn more at www.reachire.com . Stories you Need to Know
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reacHIRE is the solution for exceptional women to successfully transition back to work after a voluntary career break. The company matches female talent with local-area companies in paid project assignments. reacHIRE provides participants with a PowerUp career training and development program that culminates in a short-term paid work assignment. The company offers companies turn-key, no-risk access to an untapped pool of outstanding talent.

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Name	Work History	Title	Status
Addie Swartz	Lotus Development, Reebok, Walt Disney Enterprises, and Bain & Company	Chief Executive Officer	Current
Rodney Alvarez	Celtra, Attivio, and BP	Chief Operating Officer	Current
Martin Kelleher	Brooks Bell Interactive, Sears, Ziftr, DiningIn, and Sonicbids	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer	Former

Name	Addie Swartz	Rodney Alvarez	Martin Kelleher
Work History	Lotus Development, Reebok, Walt Disney Enterprises, and Bain & Company	Celtra, Attivio, and BP	Brooks Bell Interactive, Sears, Ziftr, DiningIn, and Sonicbids
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