All Entries in the "Moms Returning to Work" Category
Help Wanted: Need Memorable Email for Job Search
What email address is right for my job search? JuliePower589@gmail.com didn’t sound memorable enough for my newly-updated resume or job application. I’ve seen folks use email addresses and handles like fabcookandmotherroftwins@gmail.com and SexyLongLegs@Hotmail.com for job applications or on LinkedIn, but call me old fashioned, but it doesn’t seem professional enough to me … If I [...]
MomsToWork Open Job Thread
photo credit: mollyollyoxenfree What kind of work are you searching for? On MomsToWork, we’ve written extensively about women and work – how to find a job, write a cover letter and resume, interviewing tips and more. But I’ve always hoped to take this a step further and to start connecting people with the jobs they [...]
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Women still earn less despite other gains, says White House report
photo credit: imperiousimages The report, Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being, released yesterday, is said by the White House to be the most comprehensive report on the state of women in 50 years. There is nothing surprising really in the report. Most of us know the data. What is surprising, shocking and [...]
This is your life? Crazy work-obsessed spouse?
Your crazy life with a work-obsessed spouse and loudmouth children could make your family the next Jon and Kate-style reality TV show stars! Read on … I just got this email, which made me laugh. My comments are in italics. Life-changing new docu-series (is that we call reality TV these days?) that empowers real families [...]
15 Ways To Find a Job Using Twitter
You can’t afford to skip Twitter if you are a job seeker. These days, the social media network acts as a mega job aggregator, bringing together thousands of recruiters, job sites and job hunters. Twitter can fast-track a job search if you’re a mom returning to work after a gap at home, a SAHM who [...]
A Sample Cover Letter To Start Your Job Search
Who hasn’t asked for help! Applying for a job is hard, and sometimes it helps to use a cover letter sample or a cover letter template to get started. Here”s a great one from Nancy Anderson (@Nancy_1 on Twitter) of BlackBird Learning Associates provided this template, which any mom (or dad) looking for a new [...]
Resume: SAHM Returning To Work After a Gap
When Kristen Clark, an HR professional, returned to work after the birth of her first child, a daughter now four, she didn’t mention the gap in her resume when she’d been at home. In retrospect, she thinks that was a mistake. “I used to have an empty space on my resume, which I would openly explain during [...]
New guidelines for moms who nurse at work
A bathroom is not the right place for nursing mothers. If your boss thinks it is okay, tell him or her to go eat their lunch in there. A new fact sheet makes this clear. Employers are required to provide “a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion [...]
Mythbusting for Mom Entrepreneurs
Our guest blogger, Julie Cole, is a force! She runs Mabel’s Labels,has six kids and, somewhat remarkably, appeared sane and balanced in my short meeting with her at BlogHer2010. We convinced her to debunk four common myths facing female entrepreneurs … Maternity leave gives women the opportunity to step away — if only temporarily — [...]
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