returnship

Back-to-work program

A returnship is a professional internship designed for people re-entering the workforce after an extended absence—typically for caregiving, health issues, or other personal reasons.

Like internships for new graduates, returnships offer training and mentorship, but they target experienced professionals whose skills may need updating: After five years raising kids, she landed a returnship at a tech firm.

The term blends "return" with "internship."

program

internship

Supervised professional trial period

training · reintegration · placement · midcareer · upskilling · corporate · orientation · induction · cohort · employer-sponsored

reentry

comeback

Recovery after decline

resumption · second-act

support

mentorship

Guidance from experienced person

networking · confidence-building

Categories
Opposites
career trajectory

returnshipretirement

Leaving the workforce permanently

first job · offboarding · career start · resignation · career break

workforce participation status

returnshipcareer hiatus

Extended break from profession

unemployment · career gap · extended leave

career stage

returnshipinternship

Supervised professional trial period

graduate program · apprenticeship · first job · campus recruitment · cadetship

Family

return, returns, returned, returning, returnable, ship, ships, shipped, shipping

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