Seeking Work...
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Dealing With Recruitment Agencies After Having a Baby
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When you decide to go back to work after having a baby or taking extended maternity leave, you will probably need to visit a recruitment...
Get The Most From Your New Job Probation Period
You’ve probably applied for several jobs and done the hard bit – completed the application form, sailed through the aptitude test and impressed at...
How to Deal With Group Interviews
Companies use group interviews for a number of reasons. Often, they are keen to weed out the first batch of unsuitable candidates without spending one to one time...
How to Prepare for a Return to Work Interview
Give yourself a big pat on the back for getting an interview!
It’s important to remember that companies don’t tend to just interview...
How to Write a Return to Work CV
The best place to start on your quest to return to work is writing a great CV.
Don’t be intimidated or nervous about writing a return to work CV – it’s just...
Looking For a Job After Having a Baby
If you are not planning to go back to the same job after your maternity leave, now is the perfect time to find a new challenge.
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New Employment Agencies for Working Mums
As more and more people are realising that many highly skilled (and even not so highly skilled) mums would love to return to work but find the...
Part Time Work: Our Advice in Practical Parenting Magazine
As regular readers of Practical Parenting magazine we were delighted to help when they asked us for some advice on part working for mums. Here's what...
Presentations In Interviews
You are unlikely to be expected to give a presentation in an interview unless you have already been informed.
If you are told to give a presentation on the...
Questionnaire: Are You Ready to Return to Work?
Returning to work is an exciting but often daunting time, depending on your reason for the break.
If you have had time off to start a...
Questionnaire: Does Your CV Show You in the Best Light?
In the last couple of years, more people than ever are having to apply for jobs and this has led to the 'dark art' of the CV coming under...
Reassess Your CV if You've Had a Low Response
It’s all too easy to get into the habit of simply sending out the same CV whenever you see a job that takes your fancy. Perhaps when the world...
Returning to a Different Company After Maternity Leave
If you have taken your full 52 week ordinary plus additional maternity leave and are not yet ready or prepared to return to your previous role,...
Returning to Work in Later Life
Returning to work in later life can be daunting. It can also be a very exciting time if you allow yourself to make the most of all the available resources to help...
The Modern Interview
For some reason, the word ‘interview’ can strike fear into the most capable of people. Although many women are perfectly confident about their abilities as a wife,...
What to Wear at An Interview & Tips For Positive Thinking
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What you wear to an interview is not only about first impressions for your potential new employer.
It's about feeling good, putting your...
Work From Home Jobs for Mums
There are so many opportunities for mums to work from home that there is no reason to go back to the office based 9 – 5 unless you really want to.
With...
Writing a CV After a Long Term Work Absence
The first thing to remember after a long term absence from work is that you are likely to have had to overcome a possibly difficult or stressful...
