Many women face the prospect of a career break after becoming mothers. Some Indian firms try to ease their return to the workforce with support and mentorship programmes, after which they can seek jobs afresh. A new study finds that completing such programs has a positive effect on how women with career breaks are evaluated by recruiters.
Pavni Kaushiva of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, and Chetan Joshi of IIM Calcutta base this finding on the views of over 100 executives in Eastern India. Each executive was asked to screen a woman candidate’s resume for a fictional position. While some resumes were those of applicants coming after a post-break support programme, the others were not. Participants were then asked to evaluate the women on how well they fit the job description. The results show completing the support programme helped a woman candidate to be evaluated more positively. Support programmes assure recruiters that the candidate is capable to work after a career break, the authors say.
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