Applying for a job? Try to get in within 24 hours

MomstoWork’s career coach Aunt Jobby got this question:

Dear Aunt Jobby
How quickly should I apply for jobs? It often takes me a week or so to redraft my resume, cover letter and get the supporting documents together. Is that too slow? Gimme a break, I am a working mom with too many kids …
Sleepless (and [...]

Got a little black hole in your resume?

Dear Aunt Jobby
I am rewriting my resume but don’t really know how to deal with a resume gap that occurred a long time ago. About 10 years ago, after a long period of job hunting, I finally landed a job. Within a day, I knew it wasn’t going to work. Within a week, I knew [...]

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 [...]

High tech Twitter job search for Moms (and everybody else)

Recently, there’s been a number of stories extolling the virtues of finding a job on Twitter. Such as Job-Hunt.org’s list of The 101 Best Job Search/Career Twitter Accounts Plus 6 and CareerRocketeer’s lists of 150+ Experts on Twitter and 158 places to find your job on Twitter.
And, last but not least, JobMob’s list of over [...]

131 action verbs that’ll get you hired/Part 2

Updated July 1, 2009
Resumes for moms
Think about adding strong verbs to your resume to get hired.
My view: Many women underplay their successes, hesitant to make strong statements about their achievements. Career coach Catherine Palmiere of  Adam Personnel says many people submit lame resumes that don’t use strong verbs to show their achievement or they [...]

Freelancing without the headaches: 43 Days Since Layoff

Many moms with a fear of paperwork and billing are reluctant to try independent contracting and freelancing.
But now there’s a way to enjoy the fruits of freelancing without the pain of doing your own taxes, invoicing, etc.
Here’s what I’ve discovered … read on slacker moms.
There’s a lot of freelance and contract work out there these [...]

She’s pregnant and doesn’t want to return to work …

Got a vexing job related issue? Not sure what to put in a resume?
Take advantage of the regular online forums that many newspapers hold with experts. For example, I was just reading the transcript of a great Q and A today on all sorts of job hunting and work related issues affecting working women and [...]

Home ownership makes you fat and unhappy, say women

Own your own home and live happily ever after? Not likely. Just like any fairy tale, the myth of home ownership falls way short of reality.
A new study  of 600 women in Columbus, Ohio — done in 2005 before the sub-prime fiasco — found home ownership actually made people unhappier. Women who owned their [...]

Ace tough interview questions and evade tricky ones

How do you handle job interview questions about flexible hours? And how do you negotiate salary when you’ve been out of the workforce caring for kids or family?
You don’t. Evade these questions until you’ve got the upper hand.
To find out how working moms and moms returning to work should handle these tough questions, we asked [...]

Win a phone/get a job

We’re giving away a kajeet Samsung M300, the cell phone for kids which moms and dads love, for the best summer family vacation tip. See entry details below or in the post on how to survive the family vacation with the family intact at:  22 ideas for a great family vacation.

Kajeet’s also looking for [...]