How to explain a career break on your CV
*Guest Blog* CV Library Explaining a career break on your CV can seem a daunting prospect, but you’re not alone. Career gaps exist for various reasons, from dismissal and globetrotting, to having children and caring for relatives. Life happens, and employers are aware...
How to find a part-time professional role
You’ve been career-focussed through school, university and the first decade or so of working life. You’ve worked hard for your professional position and status. And now you have a family and perhaps other caring responsibilities as well. There are just not enough...
What you need to know about UK Equal Pay Day, 10th November 2017
Friday 10th November is the UK’s Equal Pay Day for 2017. The same day as 2016’s. After this date, women, on average, will have been paid their annual earnings compared to the full calendar year earnings of men. Earlier today I was asked about Equal Pay Day and...
Is Part-Time Employment The Right Choice?
For many Mums returning to work, part-time employment may seem like an ideal choice at first glance. This is particularly true if the work hours are during school or nursery hours or if a partner can be at home when you are at work. With that in mind, it may be hard...
The Importance of Self Care
While we may often hear that society devalues the role of ‘stay at home mums’, sometimes Mums themselves devalue their time away from their professional careers. It is easy for women or men that stay at home to care for children to see this as time spent out of the...
10 tips for successful career planning for professional women
Career planning is an important investment of time and energy, whether you are in the early stages of your career, returning from a career break or a seasoned professional. Don’t let your career progression be a spontaneous activity that may or may not happen. ...
7 reasons to use our new Working Parent coaching service
Career-Mums have launched a new coaching service specifically for working parents - Working Parents coaching. Being a working parent can be tough, juggling the demands of work commitments, family responsibilities, career aspirations and lifestyle desires. Parents...
Why it’s important for employers to offer flexible working
Flexible working arrangements have mostly been associated with female employees who wish to fit their work around family commitments. However, the world of work is changing and employers that broaden their approach to flexible working are positioning themselves to...
How do you ‘know’ when you are ready to go back to work after a career-break?
Being a mother is often seen as the most important job in a woman's life, and it is one that is treasured and valued above all other career aspirations. It is not without its challenges, as with any job, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. How long women choose...
How to start networking for a successful career relaunch
Networking is an important part of any career change. Whether you are about to embark on changing your career, find a job or starting a new business, it will be difficult to achieve without some networking activity. For most people, networking can seem daunting or...