Going back after 8 months at home - 8 months and counting

I used to work as a retail manager and I am looking for a part-time role to start. There are 16 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. I have been taking an online course. How did you get back in?

Some employers run returnship programmes. Search for them in St. Louis.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 8 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.