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Successful Executives Manage Career Opportunities

Your career opportunities can be limitless, if you manage them well. Our career information will help you open and explore new career opportunities. Learn from other working moms' paths to the executive suite.
Flexible Executives Matches Work-at-Home Moms With Projects
Flexible Executives, based in Atlanta, matches work-at-home projects with executives who have 10 years experience or more. All individuals work for Flexible Executives as independent contractors. Flexible Executives handles client billing and provides a Web-based platform for communicating with clients. Flexible Executives charges a hefty, one-time application fee to cover a background check and resume verification.
Flexible Resources Recruits for Project Work
Stamford, Conn.- based Flexible Resources recruits job candidates for part-time, project-based or flexible assignments. You can send a resume to the nearest Flexible Resources office to you and view a sample of job postings on the Web site. Flexible Resources aims to match workers' desire for flexibility with corporate needs.
On-Ramps Aims to Jump-Start Your Career
On-Ramps is a New York-based recruiting and consulting firm that places individuals, often stay-at-home moms. You register via the On-Ramps Web site and upload your resume. On-Ramps will contact you about potential opportunities. Registered users can also search the job postings and apply for interesting positions to be considered by On-Ramps' recruiters.
Flexperience Consulting Places Professionals for Short-Term Projects
Flexperience Consulting, based in the San Francisco Bay area, focuses on highly experienced professionals in marketing, law, human resources, or finance. Flexperience Consulting places people with companies for a special project, to cover an employee's leave of absence, or simply to add staff on a temporary basis. You apply through the Web site and if your qualifications match the agency's needs, Flexperience Consulting will follow up to learn more about your skills and goals.
Consider Mom Corps for Part-Time, Flexible Work
Atlanta-based Mom Corps was one of the first companies to see the potential in the legions of mothers looking for flexible, part-time jobs. When you register with Mom Corps, you give details of your work experience and your criteria for a job. Then you upload your resume to the Mom Corps database and search the job board. Read a profile of Mom Corps and share your own experience with the company.
Sara Lee Courts Stay-at-Home Moms With Paid Internships
Sara Lee offers paid internships to professionals with an employment gap, aimed at stay-at-home moms. Sara Lee CEO Brenda Barnes herself took a career break to be with her three children, stepping down as president of PepsiCo North America. The internships are focused on stay-at-home moms who have 5 to 10 years of professional experience and may lead to permanent employment.
Sara Lee CEO Brenda Barnes Discusses Career Breaks
Brenda C. Barnes exclusive interview. Brenda Barnes stunned corporate America by quitting as president of PepsiCo North America to be a stay-at-home mom. Later, Brenda Barnes joined Sara Lee Corp. as COO and became CEO a year later. Any working mom worried about an employment gap need only look at Brenda Barnes' journey from Pepsi to be the 9th highest-ranking female CEO in the Fortune 500.
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