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Working moms negotiate office politics while keeping tabs on pediatrician appointments and soccer games. You can climb the ladder and still be a good mother, with some strategic thinking, relationship building and awareness of your boss, co-workers and workplace culture.
Have You Seen Pregnancy Discrimination? Share Your Stories of Pregnan…
Pregnancy discrimination is illegal, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Have you seen a colleague suffer at work for being pregnant? Or have you suspected pregnancy discrimination against yourself? Please share your story of pregnancy discrimination.
Pregnancy discrimination is illegal, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Have you seen a colleague suffer at work for being pregnant? Or have you suspected pregnancy discrimination against yourself? Please share your story of pregnancy discrimination.
The Best Companies According to Working Mother Magazine
The Working Mother Best Companies help guide working moms who want to know which employers have family-friendly policies on the books. While your individual experience will depend on your job, work group and supervisor, the Working Mother Best Companies list will at least give you a starting point. For 2009, these are the Working Mother Best Companies for working moms, according to policies for flextime, wellness, job-sharing and other work-life balance benefits.
The Working Mother Best Companies help guide working moms who want to know which employers have family-friendly policies on the books. While your individual experience will depend on your job, work group and supervisor, the Working Mother Best Companies list will at least give you a starting point. For 2009, these are the Working Mother Best Companies for working moms, according to policies for flextime, wellness, job-sharing and other work-life balance benefits.
Maternity Leave Plan - Working Moms Share Maternity Leave Plans
Working moms share their maternity leave plans and sample letters asking for pregnancy leave from work. Add your maternity leave plan to the collection or learn from other moms what they liked and disliked about their maternity leave structure. Devise a maternity leave plan that fits your needs!
Working moms share their maternity leave plans and sample letters asking for pregnancy leave from work. Add your maternity leave plan to the collection or learn from other moms what they liked and disliked about their maternity leave structure. Devise a maternity leave plan that fits your needs!
Layoff Tips - How to Thrive After a Layoff
You can thrive after a layoff! Working moms share their best advice for recovering from a layoff. Please add your tips for layoff survival.
You can thrive after a layoff! Working moms share their best advice for recovering from a layoff. Please add your tips for layoff survival.
What Are the Disadvantages of Telecommuting?
What are the disadvantages of telecommuting? Working moms often dream of working from home as the solution to sick kids and horrendous commutes. But telecommuting disadvantages can be pretty severe. The disadvantages of telecommuting include missing out on office networking and casual information sharing.
What are the disadvantages of telecommuting? Working moms often dream of working from home as the solution to sick kids and horrendous commutes. But telecommuting disadvantages can be pretty severe. The disadvantages of telecommuting include missing out on office networking and casual information sharing.
Interview With Richard N. Bolles, Author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?"
How better to get job search advice than to interview Richard N. Bolles, author of the job search bible, "What Color Is Your Parachute?" This Richard N. Bolles interview, coming with the publication of an edition on job hunting in touch times, covers staying motivated and how job searching has changed in 40 years. Read the Richard N. Bolles interview.
How better to get job search advice than to interview Richard N. Bolles, author of the job search bible, "What Color Is Your Parachute?" This Richard N. Bolles interview, coming with the publication of an edition on job hunting in touch times, covers staying motivated and how job searching has changed in 40 years. Read the Richard N. Bolles interview.
"What Color Is Your Parachute?" Author Richard N. Bolles Spots Job Hunt Mistakes
Who better to spot job hunt mistakes than Richard N. Bolles, author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?" In an exclusive interview, Bolles pinpoints the biggest job hunt mistakes and discusses work-life balance for parents. Among the worst job hunt mistakes, he says, is giving up too soon.
Who better to spot job hunt mistakes than Richard N. Bolles, author of "What Color Is Your Parachute?" In an exclusive interview, Bolles pinpoints the biggest job hunt mistakes and discusses work-life balance for parents. Among the worst job hunt mistakes, he says, is giving up too soon.
Sample Maternity Leave Letter
You've figured out how long a maternity leave you want. This sample maternity leave letter will help you get it. Fill in the blanks of this professionally worded maternity leave letter before submitting it to your supervisor or human resources department with your maternity leave request.
You've figured out how long a maternity leave you want. This sample maternity leave letter will help you get it. Fill in the blanks of this professionally worded maternity leave letter before submitting it to your supervisor or human resources department with your maternity leave request.
Figure Out How Much Maternity Leave to Take
How much maternity leave should you take? It's hard to know when you're pregnant how long a maternity leave you'll want. U.S. law gives you 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but some moms can't afford to go that long without a paycheck. Others may want to request additional maternity leave. These steps help you figure out how much maternity leave to take.
How much maternity leave should you take? It's hard to know when you're pregnant how long a maternity leave you'll want. U.S. law gives you 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but some moms can't afford to go that long without a paycheck. Others may want to request additional maternity leave. These steps help you figure out how much maternity leave to take.
5 Mistakes to Avoid After Being Laid Off
Laid off? Maybe you were the only person cut or maybe you were laid off with an entire department. Many of the feelings caused by being laid off are the same regardless of your circumstances. But it's important to take your next steps based on rational thought, not emotions. To start, avoid making these 5 mistakes after being laid off.
Laid off? Maybe you were the only person cut or maybe you were laid off with an entire department. Many of the feelings caused by being laid off are the same regardless of your circumstances. But it's important to take your next steps based on rational thought, not emotions. To start, avoid making these 5 mistakes after being laid off.
5 Simple Steps to Use LinkedIn for Networking
Using LinkedIn for networking can seem daunting. It shouldn't. Getting started using LinkedIn is as easy as picking a password. You'll truly see its power once you build your list of connections. But using LinkedIn effectively requires you to observe some basic courtesies such as not spamming strangers and doing your homework before making a career contact. If you approach it right, you can use LinkedIn to network your way to a new job - or stay networked during a lull in your career.
Using LinkedIn for networking can seem daunting. It shouldn't. Getting started using LinkedIn is as easy as picking a password. You'll truly see its power once you build your list of connections. But using LinkedIn effectively requires you to observe some basic courtesies such as not spamming strangers and doing your homework before making a career contact. If you approach it right, you can use LinkedIn to network your way to a new job - or stay networked during a lull in your career.
When Working Moms Ask, "Should I Quit My Job?"
Should I quit my job? It’s a question that occurs to many working moms, either when they’re pregnant, have a newborn, add a second child to the family, or when the press of school activities begins to feel overwhelming. Consider these factors before you decide "I’m going to quit my job!"
Should I quit my job? It’s a question that occurs to many working moms, either when they’re pregnant, have a newborn, add a second child to the family, or when the press of school activities begins to feel overwhelming. Consider these factors before you decide "I’m going to quit my job!"
The Mommy Track: Will It Lead You to Paradise, or Career Limbo?
Mommy track. You’ve surely heard the phrase. Maybe it sounds like a welcome respite, after grueling years of long hours and travel for your job. Or perhaps you foresee boring projects, no respect in the office, and the end of professional advancement. Can you achieve a healthy work-life balance, or will you be sidelined professionally after your child is born? What is the mommy track, anyway?
Mommy track. You’ve surely heard the phrase. Maybe it sounds like a welcome respite, after grueling years of long hours and travel for your job. Or perhaps you foresee boring projects, no respect in the office, and the end of professional advancement. Can you achieve a healthy work-life balance, or will you be sidelined professionally after your child is born? What is the mommy track, anyway?
How to Get Along With Your Boss
At one point in your career, you will report to a manager, the person you fondly - or not - call boss. The relationships that you create and manage, with your immediate supervisor and others who have leadership responsibility in your company, are critical for your work success and career progress. And whether you like it or not, you're in charge of your relationship with your boss.
At one point in your career, you will report to a manager, the person you fondly - or not - call boss. The relationships that you create and manage, with your immediate supervisor and others who have leadership responsibility in your company, are critical for your work success and career progress. And whether you like it or not, you're in charge of your relationship with your boss.
How to Keep Personal Issues From Harming Your Job and Career
Personal issues including family problems, life changing situations, emotional difficulties, and illness can impact your job and ultimately your ability to advance your career. Try as you might to keep your private life separate from your work life, inevitably one may run into the other. Learn how to keep personal issues from negatively affecting your job and career.
Personal issues including family problems, life changing situations, emotional difficulties, and illness can impact your job and ultimately your ability to advance your career. Try as you might to keep your private life separate from your work life, inevitably one may run into the other. Learn how to keep personal issues from negatively affecting your job and career.
Why and How to Say No to Your Boss
Your boss just assigned you a new project and you can't imagine how you'll get it done. Can you say no to your boss, though? You can if your reasons are good. Here's how to decide if they are.
Your boss just assigned you a new project and you can't imagine how you'll get it done. Can you say no to your boss, though? You can if your reasons are good. Here's how to decide if they are.
What to Consider Before Mixing Graduate School With Raising a Family
This list is for anyone who has considered a Ph.D. while raising a family. Many woman, and men, have received Masters degrees and PhDs, either full-time or part-time, with children of various ages at home. It is certainly possible, with a good support system, ample financing, discipline and a solid plan. Consider these items before filling out that application.
This list is for anyone who has considered a Ph.D. while raising a family. Many woman, and men, have received Masters degrees and PhDs, either full-time or part-time, with children of various ages at home. It is certainly possible, with a good support system, ample financing, discipline and a solid plan. Consider these items before filling out that application.
Family Friendly Workplaces for Fathers
Being a committed dad and a great employee sometimes run in conflict. Probably the most common issue I hear from committed dads is the difficulty in balancing the work and home components of their life. That problem can in part be solved by finding employment with an organization that supports a commitment to family -- one that is family friendly.
Being a committed dad and a great employee sometimes run in conflict. Probably the most common issue I hear from committed dads is the difficulty in balancing the work and home components of their life. That problem can in part be solved by finding employment with an organization that supports a commitment to family -- one that is family friendly.