The school holidays may be approaching but the lead up to this year’s long summer holidays is like nothing we’ve experienced before. Research conducted by campaigners Pregnant Then Screwed during the pandemic shows that working mums have felt the biggest burden of the closure of nurseries and schools with 75% of working mums struggling with… Read More
We’ve recently supported a coaching client prepare for job interviews, corona-style, and here’s a summary of my top tips to help you prepare for a remote job interview. Since the coronavirus outbreak started, we’ve quickly had to adjust to new ways of working and living. Redeployment and changes to working arrangements have been the most significant… Read More
Here is a list of organisations offering help, support and resources for parents with links to access. Note services have been validated by Career-Mums. Parent support organisations Dad Info gives advice for parents from a dad’s perspective, including articles and ‘dad guides’ on pregnancy, birth and financial issues. www.dad.info Family Lives is a national charity providing help… Read More
One of the most amazing things about the human spirit is the ability to adjust and accommodate even the most extreme types of situations. If you are like me, you find that every day brings something new. Whilst I am tired and sometimes feel overwhelmed, I am actually finding that I have surprising talents as… Read More
Here’s our guide for you if you are a pregnant employee during the Coronavirus pandemic: Whilst it is believed that the risks to pregnant women and their babies posed by coronavirus is minimal, the government are taking additional precautionary measures as there’s a lack of robust evidence at this stage in the pandemic’s development. We… Read More
Here’s 10 tips for managing family home working over the coming weeks and months. Nurseries and schools have now closed their doors to the majority of children in response to the Coronavirus pandemic so that we can all participate in reducing the spread of the virus and reduce the pressure on the NHS. Most of… Read More
Sally Dhillon, co-founder of Career-Mums, was recently invited by Doyenne Network to share her top tips for preparing for a successful job search, as part of a series of webinars on Job Search for ambitious women. The recording of the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=wazOkSYVn54 Sally advises on an Eight-Point Preparation Plan combined with a Personal… Read More
Here are our top nine tips to consider when making a flexible working request. The Flexible Working Regulations 2014 gave employees with more than 26 weeks’ service the right to apply for a flexible working arrangement in the UK. An application can be made to the same employer once each year. For every flexible working… Read More
Another year has flown by and January 2019 is here. It’s a new year and a new start and many of us have excitedly declared our new year’s resolutions on January 1st. Are you still feeling pretty positive about your resolutions? Now that we are just over a week in it’s really not uncommon to… Read More
If it’s been a while since you’ve been in the job market, the chances are you will need to update your CV. Or, to put it another way, your chances of landing a job that meets your requirements will increase if you update your CV. There is a skill to updating a CV, and if… Read More
