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How Moms Are Getting Back Into the Workforce
Women’s employment globally has been significantly impacted by the pandemic. Oxfam International reports that women lost almost 64 million jobs in 2020, that equates to nearly 5% of women in the workforce. According to a 2020 study by Women in the Workforce Report,...
MARS Returnship next cohort begins May 17th
MARS Returnship next cohort begins May 17th Cohort Details Application deadline: May 9, 2022Cohort start date: May 17, 2022Tracks offered: Full Stack Development, Project Assistant, Business Analyst, DevOps Engineering, and Test Engineering What you get from the...
New Cohort: Associate DevOps Engineer
The MARS Returnship program is designed to pave a path for professionals in technology that are looking to restart their career. We believe that taking time off for family, or other reasons, should not be a barrier to employment. MARS Returnship is here to be your...
AI is contributing to biased hiring processes
Companies across the world have been implementing AI into their hiring processes, and the use of AI is only gaining momentum. This technology can have its benefits, such as the ability to quickly analyze hundreds or even thousands of job applications. However, there...
How to explain a career gap in employment
In your journey to return to work, you will inevitably be asked about your career gap in an interview. This doesn’t need to be a daunting question; there are many ways to go about answering that can improve your interview instead of hurt it. Firstly, it’s important...
MARS Returnship One-Year Anniversary: Alumni Spotlight
September 1st, 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of launching MARS Returnship. Once a passion project of MARS Solutions Group CEO, Rashi Arora Khosla, the program has formally expanded to assist even more individuals return to their careers in technology. Over the...
Return to your career as your kids return to school
Female employees have struggled in the last 18 months, especially mothers. According to a recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, “one in ten working mothers with children under 18 said they quit a job due to COVID.” Half of this group reported that school and...
How to get a job after a career break
Making the decision to commit to any large life change requires preparation and a game plan. Deciding to return to work or switch career paths is a change that many people make in their lifetime, especially women after taking time off to start a family, have children,...
New year, new offerings with MARS Returnship
With the New Year, comes new and exciting updates from the MARS Returnship program. In 2021, we were able to successfully help numerous professionals return to their careers in full stack development and data analysis. What’s new with MARS Returnship With a high...
Fixing the Tech Culture
Over the last decade, we have seen an increase in efforts to get more women into tech. So why is it that the number of women in technology roles has actually decreased? According to research by Accenture and Girls Who Code, the percentage of women in tech roles is...