restart efforts are making their way into inclusion and experienced hire recruiting programs. Several consultancies focused on restarts, such as Après, iRelaunch, and reacHIRE, have also launched in the last few years. These companies and others help large financial services institutions and other organizations develop restart channels within their inclusion programs and help identify candidates.
“Networking has strengthened my business relationships. I have developed a group of diverse professionals that I can now reach out to for support and guidance on a professional as well as personal level.”Support and enable mentorship, sponsorship, and peer networks Sponsorship has also been linked to having a measurable influence on an employee’s satisfaction related to their career progression.Most panelists highlighted, however, that finding a sponsor throughout their careers was difficult.
Peer networks are also important and can impact leadership outcomes. Networks, both internal and external, give access to new ideas, fresh perspectives, and opportunities. Internal networks can connect women across all levels of the organization and provide an open forum for dialogue on the common issues they are facing and how to address them. External networks, meanwhile, yield broader perspectives and connections for women both within their industry segments and beyond them.