| How to Explain an Employment Gap by Katie Lindbloom - Jul, 2008 Arguably the most important aspect of a resume is the work history. Unfortunately, if you’ve spent any time not working, either taking care of a sick family member, staying at home with your kids, or going on a sabbatical, you could have a huge, eye grabbing hole in your resume. Employ... | |||
| Women Rising to the Top: Shattering the Glass Ceiling by Ariadne Moisiades - Jun, 2008 Very few people rise to the top of the corporate world. Of those who do, proportionally even fewer of them are women. So what’s special about the women who do make it to the top? As they say in ballroom dance, “Both partners make the routine look effortless, but the women do it backwards a... | |||
| Covering Pregnancy During the Interview Process by Beth Gilfeather - Apr, 2008 Be smart about this topic when interviewing. This news should never hurt your candidacy or relationship with your new company. But it could, if this topic gets handled the wrong way. First off, ask yourself this....WHY would an employer need to know this? The only really bona fide need ... | |||
| Returning to the Workplace: Strategies for Women by Thomas J. Denham - Mar, 2008 If you have stopped-out of the workplace, there are some strategies for making a smoother transition. You may feel anxious about the challenges of moving from home to office. You can lessen the stress if you prepare ahead of time. For all the many things that women are juggling today, gett... | |||
| Ignoring Sexual Harassment Just Got More Expensive: 5 Tips To Prevent Lawsuits by Judith Lindenberger - Nov, 2007 My first job after graduate school was working for the federal government in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). A few months into the job, a woman air traffic controller sued her boss and co-workers in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for creating an offensive, intimidating... | |||
| How to Make a Great First Impression by Nina Jamal & Judith Lindenberger - Nov, 2007 Published in Business Know-How July 2006, HR Fact Finder August 2006, Professional Women’s Magazine Fall 2006, OD/Leadership Network News September 2006. In the Concise Oxford Dictionary, image is described as “the character or reputation of a person or thing as generally perceived.” Wi... | |||
| How Real Women Get Ahead by Judith Lindenberger - Nov, 2007 Published in HR Keystones July 2006 Forget what you heard about “being one of the boys,” “having it all,” and “going for the jugular.” Here is how real women get ahead. Get In Line According to Catalyst’s 2002 Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners, women fill less tha... | |||
| How to Retain Women in Your Organization, and Support Their Success by Kerrie Halmi - Aug, 2007 What group makes up half of our population, yet less than 20% of corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies? What group holds half of all management and professional positions in the United States, but less than 5% of the CEO positions in the Fortune 500? Women! Moreover, studies have ... | |||
| The Mom Entrepreneur at the Start-up Phase – Accelerate with Guidance and Learning by Shweta Khare - May, 2007 If you are an aspiring mom entrepreneur and are wondering how to proceed with your business plan, then this is an article for you. The start-up phase is the time when you realize that there are so many new things you have to learn – right from the business plan to the financial project... | |||
| 7 Tips to Help You Work Effectively from Home by Shweta Khare - May, 2007 If you are telecommuting often or have a home-based business, here are some great tips that will help you remain focused and organized. 1. Have a dedicated space to work. If you have children at home, make sure they are being taken care of in a separate room. Multitasking here would not... | |||
| Employers Go Extra Mile For Mothers by Teena Rose - May, 2007 What you don't know about your resume, cover letter, and personal branding strategies are affecting the outcome of your job search … and career. Put a top resume writing firm and leading career strategist in your corner for a shorter and smoother job search, a higher salary, and more succ... | |||
| Networking Helps Women Re-enter Workforce by Shweta Khare - May, 2007 Trying to re-enter the workforce after an employment history gap might take some extra efforts as compared to someone in career transition. Networking is an essential tool that you must work on right from the first thought you have on re-entering the job market. Remember that networking i... | |||
| Resume Writing 101: What's In a Name? by Tracy Laswell Valdez - Apr, 2007 In the last five years as a career services professional, I have found that approximately 90% of my clients are hell-bent on having their name appear on their resumes as follows: "George M. Smith" or "Susan W. Dingle" It ends up on the resume only about 5% of the time. I will, natu... | |||
| Entrepreneurial Women - 8 Keys to Success by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 Women entrepreneurs make up one of the fastest growing sectors of the business world today and there are as many expressions of entrepreneurialism as there are the kinds of women who choose this route; however, whether your idea of being an entrepreneur means running your own part time con... | |||
| Working Moms: Work or Stay at Home-Dilemmas and Solutions by Melani Ward - Apr, 2007 "Motherhood is the shortest route to emotional truth. Our children keep us honest. They strip us naked and show us who we are. If we allow it, we become our truest selves, and if we do our job right, they become theirs." - Author unknown Working moms and stay at home moms must contend w... | |||
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