Recruiting Kit
Use your association with the Path Forward community to gain credibility and recognition for your
return to work program. Our marketing kit helps you:
 maintain a consistent message about mid-career internship opportunities
 demonstrate your company’s commitment to hiring a diverse talent pool
Press release
Sample Social Media Blurbs for Advertising Jobs
Use social media to attract candidates who have been out of the workforce. Here are some sample
social media blurbs to advertise your jobs:
Twitter
Ready to get back to work? We are looking for talented mid-level professionals motivated to re-start
their career! <Job Posting Link>
We are making space for moms and dads at our workplace. We see talent that others have
overlooked. Check out mid-career internships! <Path Forward Link>
Facebook
Looking to reboot your career after staying home to care for your kids? <Company Name> offers
internship opportunities people ready to come back to work. :<Path Forward Link>
Welcome back! Find out about mid-career internships at <Company Name>. We are looking for
moms and dads ready to restart their careers. <Job Posting Link>
Leaving your career to care for your children was the best decision in your life. Applying to a Path
Forward’s internship at <Company Name> will be your second best decision.
Find out how we create mid-career internships for people coming back to work after caring for
kids:<Path Forward Link>
We spot talent where others are not looking. Find out about mid-career internships to reboot your
career. :<Path Forward Link>
Include a link on LinkedIn:
We are hiring mid-career professionals who want to re-enter the workforce after caring for a child.
20-week internships are a chance to get back to work. <Job Posting Link>
We find awesome people looking to restart their careers. Click to learn about our new return to work
program for mid-career professionals: <Path Forward Link>
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Template Appendix
Path Forward Program Description for Job Posting
(We’ve also included this language in the recruiting kit for easier cutting and pasting.)
The Path Forward Return to Work program at <Company> is a 16-20 week paid internship for
experienced professionals returning to the workforce after being focused on caregiving. The program
is open to women and men who have at least 5 years of professional experience and have been out
of the paid workforce for at least two years to focus on caring for a child or other dependent. If you
meet these criteria, we welcome you to apply.
At <Company>, we are excited to be part of the Path Forward program because we appreciate the
skills you can offer, the perspective you provide, and the contributions you will make. This program
offers you a chance to revamp your skills, update your resume with new experience, and make
connections with other women and men transitioning back to the workforce. It also offers support
through Path Forward, a nonprofit organization on a mission to empower people who’ve been
focused on caregiving transition back to the paid workforce.
<Company> offers flexibility that we know today’s workers need to be healthy and productive. Our
specific policies include <work-from-home, part-time, etc.>. During the 20 weeks of the Return to
Work program we offer interns additional flexibility to make the on-ramp to paid work as smooth as
possible. Apply now to learn more.
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Sample Organization-wide Communication
Dear <Company Salutation>,
We are very excited to introduce Path Forward, a new return-to-work program that creates midcareer internship opportunities for people with career gaps to re-enter the workforce after taking time
off to care for a child or a sick loved one. You probably know someone who spent some years away
from corporate life to focus on caring or a child or an elderly parent. You probably also know that it
was hard for them to return to the workforce. The Path Forward program is designed to help make
that process easier and also help <Company Name> leverages the diverse experience and skills of
people who’ve taken a career break.
This program will provide <Company Name> managers with access to an experienced talent pool
that often goes overlooked while also demonstrating <Company Name’s> corporate leadership in
supporting diversity and inclusion in the workforce.
We expect the Path Forward Return to Work program to benefit both returnees and <Company
Name>. Returnees are experienced professionals who have the opportunity to retool their skills
while contributing meaningful work. For <Company Name>, we gain an additional resource to
accomplish our goals while introducing a passionate, experienced person onto our teams, which we
know leads to greater performance and innovation.
We will launch the Path Forward Return to Work Program <insert date>. This program will be
coordinated by <Name> on the HR Team. If you would like to participate as a hiring manager or
would like to refer a potential returnee candidate, please contact <Name> at <email>
Sincerely yours,
<Name>
Path Forward Program Manager
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Sample Follow-Up Communication
Dear <Company Salutation>,
We are very excited to launch the Path Forward return to work program. As you may remember, this
program is a mid-career internship for people to re-enter the workforce after taking time off for
caregiving. Through this program we gain access to a pool of experienced talent that often goes
overlooked in the recruiting process.
Are you interested in supporting this initiative? You can help in two ways:
1. We are looking for growth-minded hiring managers and teams who are able to spot and develop
talent in people who are motivated to return to work. Email <Name> to learn more.
2. We are looking for fantastic Path Forward candidates. We’ll be looking to everyone to spread the
word when our job postings go live. Keep your eyes peeled for Tweets, Facebook posts and
LinkedIn links. If you have a specific candidate you’d like to recommend for the program, send
them to NAME.
Sincerely yours,
<Name>
Path Forward Program Manager
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Communication Template for Hiring Managers
This template is meant to be used by HR teams that want to offer an “open call” to managers
to participate. You can either have managers email you with their interest or fill out a form,
which we provide a template for, below.
Dear <Company Managers>,
Are you open-minded and willing to spot and develop talent in often overlooked people? Is your
team looking for new sources of talent to grow and achieve amazing results? If you answered yes,
you might be the perfect fit for the Path Forward return to work program at <Company>.
As you know, we’ve launched this program and will begin recruiting soon. If you have an opening on
your team, or anticipate one, and would like to participate, reply to this email with details and we’ll
get started.
At the conclusion of the program, we hope to hire as many returnees as possible, based on their
contributions and the needs of the business. We will work with you and your team to determine who
to extend offers to and also support offboarding for those who are not extended offers. Path Forward
will also be supporting returnees in their offboarding.
Meanwhile, if you know someone who would be a fantastic Path Forward candidate, please contact
the Path Forward manager at <email> to find out how to link a candidate to our program.
Sincerely yours,
<Name>
Path Forward Program Manager
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Request Form Template for Hiring Managers
Request for a Returnee Form
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Requestor’s Name
Will the requestor be the returnee’s day-to-day manager? If not, who will be?
Office Location
How many positions in your department do you anticipate being able to fill with a returnee in the
coming fiscal year?
What kind of positions will you have available?
o Project-based work
o Part-time (24 hours per week)
o Full-time
o __________
Please provide an overview of the day-to-day duties of your returnee.
Please provide a list of skills and experiences that you would be looking for in a returnee
candidate.
Please read and check “Agree” below.
I understand that the Path Forward returnee candidates have been out of the
professional workforce for a minimum of two years. I understand it is my
responsibility (and that of my team) to create a learning environment which includes
mentoring, development coaching and career coaching. I will work with HR and my
team to determine if the returnee/s can be offered ongoing employment.
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Sample Interview Evaluation Summary
Interview Evaluation Summary
Name:
Job:
Interviewer:
Evaluation
Excellent
Good
Poor
Notes
Skills Match
Motivation/Commitment to
Path Forward Program
Motivation/Commitment to
Job
Learning and Growth Mindset
Self-Knowledge/Self-Aware
Comments
Recommendations
Do you recommend for
second interview?
Interviewer’s Signature
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Yes?
No?
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Offer Letter Template
Dear [Candidate],
Congratulations on being invited into our Path Forward Return to Work program. We are thrilled to
have you restart your career at (Company)! The final step will be to satisfactorily complete our
background screening and reference check process, upon which this offer is contingent.
Your title will be [Job Title], and your start date will be [Start Date]. The intended end date of this
position is [PROGRAM END DATE]. Your salary will be [Hourly Salary] per hour. In this capacity,
you will be a temporary employee of [company name] and will / will not be eligible for medical and
other benefits.
We will also ask you to sign a basic agreement on your first day covering confidentiality, nonsolicitation, and proprietary information and inventions. In addition, you represent that you have
disclosed to the company all confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, rights to inventions,
and other similar agreements under which you are currently bound.
You will be an employee-at-will of [company name], and nothing in this letter should be deemed to
bind you or [company name] to an employment agreement for any period of time. Please sign below
to acknowledge your acceptance of these terms and return this letter as soon as possible.
We look forward to having you at [company name]. You’re going to love it here!
Sincerely,
[Hiring Manager Name]
[Hiring Manager Title]
Agreed and Accepted:
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[First Name] [Last Name]
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Rejection Letter / Email Template
Dear [Name],
Many excellent and motivated candidates applied to the Path Forward Return to Work program at
<Company>. After a thoughtful review of each candidate, we are sorry to inform you that you have
not been selected for this upcoming cohort.
We strongly believe that parents and other caregivers returning to work after a pause have valuable
talents that businesses need. We encourage you to continue your job search effort and keep
motivated. Below is a list of resources available for job seekers.
List resources
List resources
We also hope you consider applying to another Path Forward position in the future.
We wish you the best as you transition back to work.
Sincerely,
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Returnee Introduction Email Template
Dear (Team, Colleagues, etc.)
I am very pleased to announce that (Returnee Name) will be joining (Team Name) as (Job Title)
starting on (Start Date). (Returnee Name) will report to me as a member of the Path Forward return
to work program. This program focuses on creating mid-career internship opportunities for people
returning to work after taking time off for caregiving.
As (Job Title), (Returnee Name)’s responsibilities will include (information about what she/he will be
doing). S/He comes with (XX) years of experience with (Information about relevant background).
S/He has expertise in (information about professional skills). We look forward to having her/him
contribute her/his skills and experience to our team.
Please join us in congratulating (Returnee’s Name) back to work and welcoming her/him to our
team!
Sincerely,
Name
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Assessment Form Template
Assessment Form
Name:
Job:
Manager:
Date:
Key Achievements and Contributions
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Skills and Capabilities
a. Areas of Strength to Leverage
b. Areas for Further Development
Assessment Comments
Recommendations
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