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MomsToWork Job Board

Online Job Board Dos and Don’ts

Since this past summer, MomsToWork has been offering a niche job board for our readers and the larger Internet population. We’ve focused primarily on non-traditional jobs – such as jobs that are part time, flexible or telecommute. The response we’ve seen has been overwhelming. Here’s what we’ve learned during this time. For prospective job applicants: [...]

Tip: Use Heavier Stock Paper For Resumes & Cover Letters

From a study conducted by MIT researchers, how the objects we handle affect the decisions we make: Consider the clipboard test. Ackerman, Nocera and Bargh asked 54 people to scrutinize a job candidate by looking at a resume placed on either light or heavy boards. The people using heavy clipboards viewed the candidate as possessing [...]