Am I the only one? I had a bulletin board in my bedroom ~ as an adolescent, teenager and collegian. I would cut or rip out magazine clippings of my favorite quotes, pictures of celebrity crushes and things I liked or admired. I also added current pictures of my friends and family and swatches of my favorite fabrics. I know, so ’80s […]
Read moreReports show that hiring managers and recruiters only spend 20-30 seconds reviewing resumes … that’s not a lot of time to get noticed. Have your resume stand out! Format is very important – it must be written in neat paragraphs and easy to scan because employers receive 100’s of resumes each day and you want to make sure yours is […]
Read moreOn March 12th, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. officially turned 100 years old!! Many of you – in fact, more than 50 million alumnae in the U.S. – have your own fond memories of Girl Scouts. For me, the most exciting part about turning 100 is that today we are as relevant and critical to a girl’s development as we […]
Read moreOver and over we meet amazing professionals whose flames are burning at both ends, trying to do a great job with it all: work, family, friends, spouse, children, volunteering, exercise and more. If you add to this the stress of a job search or career change, it is overwhelming. When it comes down to it, what is our most important […]
Read moreThis is a replay of a post authored by Vickie Pynchon on ForbesWoman, Wednesday, February 9, 2012. As if the gender wage gap weren’t bad enough, we’re now told that mothers – that’s America, moms and apple pie y’all – make 7 to 14% less than the childless among us. Here’s NPR this morning on the mom-gap. BAKST: Well, there’s still blatant discrimination against […]
Read moreYou are job searching. You just finished interviewing for that dream job. Now what is next, should you just sit back and wait for the much-anticipated phone call from the hiring manager or the recruiter? No, now it is time to send your thank you notes! Never underestimate the power of a well written and thoughtful thank you note. Plus […]
Read moreWe’re rewarding you for introducing your friends and colleagues to flexible, challenging opportunities. Here’s How it Works 1. Tell your friend about Mom Corps Dallas and encourage them to create a candidate profile. 2. Remind them to select “Referral” as the source, and type your name below. 3. If we place your friend with a client, we will send $250 to you! […]
Read moreEarly January is a great time to begin or even re-launch your job search. Once employers get past the holiday break and year-end tasks, the 2012 budgets have been finalized and employers are getting ready to ramp up their recruiting efforts. If you have just started looking for a new job or feel like your job search has stalled this […]
Read moreOne of my very favorite movies is Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts. In the opening and closing scenes there is a crazy guy walking down the street yelling, “Everybody’s got a dream. What’s your dream, baby?” Pretty Woman is a modern-day Cinderella-style story. Julia’s character, for the most part, “falls into” the fairy tale ending. What luck. She really didn’t […]
Read moreWhen I was young, single and completely work-obsessed, I thought I had my life figured out. 70 hour workweeks? Check. Independence? Jam-packed calendar? Plenty of disposable income? Check, check and check. I was fulfilled! I was productive! I was important! I didn’t know how I would live any other way. And then I got married, had a child […]
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