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Does being a mom count in a resume? 3 ways to make it work
Returning to work?
Has that time spent looking after your kids done anything for your resume other than date it or cover it in spit up?
To find out, we asked the author of a new book, Unlocking the Door to Your Career, Catherine Palmiere.
1) JP: What is the most important thing to emphasize if you have [...]
Great sites to help you save on groceries
Recently, I’ve begun a quest to find the best deals for groceries, and searching for ways to save money while feeding my family.
Some of our readers have passed along great coupon and other frugal living sites. Here is a list so you can begin your savings today!
From Angela: Frugal Coupon Living, where you [...]
Living on the cheap
It’s official. In two short months, I will be joining the millions of Americans that are unemployed.
With a 16-month-old, and another on the way, my mission is to cut costs now, while my family still has two pay checks.
My first place to cut back, the grocery store. I have an addiction to the grocery store. [...]
Lay-off trackers: Do not send resumes here!
The recession has spawned a growth industry in lay-off tracking sites, which provide a weird and wonderful array of intelligence for any mom looking for work (or any mom’s husband, son, etc.).
Use these sites to find out where the hot, and ice cold, spots are in your industry or area, or to inform your job [...]
Thanks, Bloomberg! Day 35 Since Layoff
Thank you, Mike Bloomberg. What a great service your company, Bloomberg L.P., offers to users of Bloomberg Professional who lose their jobs. And it’s crazy how few people know about it!
If you are a former Bloomberg Professional user, either call their general number at 212.318.2000 (east coast)/415.912.2960 (west coast) or your former Bloomberg representative [...]
Targeted Career & Job Search Advice: I Want More! Day 29 Since Layoff
This is the sixth installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0.” This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom
First the generic career advice …
There [...]
First tweet up: Day 8 since layoff
This is the third installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0,” laid off late last week. This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom
Thursday: [...]
Swine flu delays job hunt: Day 6 since layoff
This is the second installment of “Diary of an Unemployed Finance Mom 2.0,” laid off late last week. This story is real, nothing is fabricated. For the sake of her privacy, and her hopes of landing a new job, she’s going under the pseudonym, job mom 2.0. Follow her trials and tribulations on Twitter @jobmom
Between [...]
Ask for performance reviews before crying if laid off
Laid off? Know someone who has been? Give them this good advice, via a good post on Philly.com about what to ask your employer after you’ve been laid off (and before you storm home in a tearful rage.)
One I’d never have thought to ask for:
Request copies of your performance reviews. Positive evaluations boost your self-esteem [...]
Obama Makes COBRA more affordable for families
There is a little bit of good news for those who were recently laid off. Thanks to US Government subsides, COBRA health insurance premiums are now more affordable.
COBRA gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits, however, COBRA premiums were often [...]
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