Amid increasing competition for talent, many employers are taking rising interest in wooing back successful female employees who left for personal reasons.  And research suggest that many women who take a break from their professional lives to raise children are interested in returning.- The Wall Street Journal, Business Schools Target At-Home Moms, May 10, 2006

Answering the demand described above is a new solution developed by Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, which is conducting its inaugural session targeting women and men who have left the workforce and want to reenter.  We profile the "Back in Business" program to find out how "on-ramping" programs could be structured and explore the custom design of this program with Dartmouth's Tuck School professors Constance Helfat and Anant Sundaram, the co-architects of "Back in Business" program.

We also profile the reasons behind corporate involvement and sponsorship in the program with Hans Morris, Chief Financial officer at Citigroup Inc's Corporate and Investment Banking unit. Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking is the lead sponsor of the Tuck program, providing both assistance and financial support to subsidize the program.  A participant, Gregory Clow, also shares his experiences of what he is gaining from the program.

To learn more about Tuck's "Back in Business" program click here or about Citigroup's recruiting efforts click here.


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