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Mid-Career Interns Courted by Sara Lee for “Returnships”

by Francine Huff
November 12th, 2008

If you’ve been out of the workforce for a while here’s an interesting idea pioneered by Sara Lee. The global food manufacturer based in Downer’s Grove, Ill., is looking for people to apply for what the company describes as internships for professional people. These returnships are designed to help people re-enter the corporate world and explore possible full-time work.

People who take part in the returnship program may find themselves working in areas such as marketing, brand management, sales operations, human resources, legal/government affairs, corporate communications, finance, operations, tax, treasury, internal audit, product innovation, and R&D. Applicants are expected to have five to 10 years of relevant work experience and at least a bachelor’s degree.

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