All Entries Tagged With: "Job Search"
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 [...]
Good News: Using the Internet Shortens Job Search
Researchers at the University of Colorado, Denver have found that using the Internet for your job search (i.e. career sites, job boards and the like) actually shortens the time unemployed. The researches believe that Web sites today are better designed, user friendly and far more specific than in the past. We at MomsToWork are very [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Polish, Polish, Polish Your Resume
Before screaming, “My resume sucks,” and throwing dollars at a resume service, read this … Guest blogger and HR expert Nancy Anderson of Blackbird Learning Associates, the author of Job Search for Moms, gives working moms and mothers returning to work these tips on how to polish a resume and assess a resume service … [...]
Job Interviews: Wait To Discuss Salary, Benefits
Are you a working or stay at home mom who’s job hunting? You may be motivated by money (and the need to get back into the workforce as soon as possible), but experts recommend prolonging talk of money during the interview process for as long as possible. “Let them fall in love first, BEFORE you [...]
Stay At Home Mom Returning To Work: How Moms Can Take The First Step
This guest post is by Nancy Anderson, the author of Job Search for Moms. A resume is NOT the beginning for moms starting a job search, says Nancy Anderson When deciding whether to jump back into the workforce, many women think all they need is an updated resume. Unfortunately, they get to the first heading, [...]
Get Back To Work With These Top Twitter Peeps
Twitter ninjas get moms back to work Are you a mom looking to get back to work? Changing jobs? Twitter is a goldmine if you can weed out the tweat from the twaff … oops, the wheat from the chaff. We asked Katrina Kibben, Monster.com’s social media ninja, for her top Twitter people to follow [...]
How To Be An Effective Helicopter Parent
A Guide To Helping Your Adult Children With Their Job Search Pity! You can’t accompany your kids to an interview or answer an interviewer’s questions, but you can help them in other practical ways when they start job hunting. It is a fact of life that kids are staying in the family home longer, often [...]
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