Inspired or Frustrated Women Go to Work for Themselves
Giovanniello
But the challenge of returning to work is even greater for women who stay out of the work force for extended periods of time  or who take frequent breaks to raise children. That was the case for  Lea Giovanniello   59  the Virginia woman who found that resuming a full-time job in the technology sector two years ago required hitting the books for a new degree.
 Ms. Giovanniello  stepped away from a fast-track information technology job with Northrop Corporation. Over the course of more than two decades after  she  left   she  taught math and science in public schools and worked in various I.T. positions at embassies and consulates where  her  husband was posted with the foreign service.
When  her  children headed to college   she  decided to restart  her  career. âThe problem is that the tech field keeps moving on at a brisk pace  and my skills were out of date â  Ms. Giovanniello  said. âWhen I started looking at the job listings  it just felt so futile. I probably sent out maybe a dozen rÃ©sumÃ©s and never got back so much as an automatic response.â
 She  earned a master of science degree in computer forensics from George Mason University in 2014. Then  through FlexProfessionals  a part-time job staffing firm   she  was hired by Corsec Security  an I.T. security consulting company in Herndon  Va.  as a part-time computer security engineer. Today   she âs on staff as a certifications analyst.
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  [TGT] stepped away from a fast-track information technology job with Northrop Corporation. Over the course of more than two decades after   [TGT]   left    [TGT]   taught math and science in public schools and worked in various I.T. positions at embassies and consulates where   [TGT]   husband was posted with the foreign service.
When   [TGT]   children headed to college    [TGT]   decided to restart   [TGT]   career. âThe problem is that the tech field keeps moving on at a brisk pace  and my skills were out of date â   [TGT] said. âWhen I started looking at the job listings  it just felt so futile. I probably sent out maybe a dozen rÃ©sumÃ©s and never got back so much as an automatic response.â
  [TGT]   earned a master of science degree in computer forensics from George Mason University in 2014. Then  through FlexProfessionals  a part-time job staffing firm    [TGT]   was hired by Corsec Security  an I.T. security consulting company in Herndon  Va.  as a part-time computer security engineer. Today    [TGT]  âs on staff as a certifications analyst.