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CareerMums is Australia's leading careers centre and jobs board for working parents and parents returning to work. CareerMums also offers a range of HR and recruitment services to employers including our exclusive Working Parents Toolkit & Flexible Work Proposal Toolkit & Parental Leave Program Toolkit. For more information please visit http://www.careermums.com.au| Next |  |
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 Don't forget your network and find jobs that are not advertised
1:41pm Saturday 04 February 2012 - CareerMums Depending on how long you have been out of the workplace, your network can be your lifeline to paid work again.Your network is made up of friends, family, colleagues, ex-colleagues, staff, managers, and other people you know in your community (including local businesses and shops). These people know [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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Top tips for being a part time mum
2:13pm Friday 27 January 2012 - CareerMums Blogger Sarah Wayland from That Space In Between considers her new existence as a part time mum and what works for her. A lot of mums re-entering the workforce after the fog of maternity leave choose to work part time. It's akin to having a few secret identities you have to have an ability to wear d [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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Are you a victim of your own perspective?
9:03am Tuesday 17 January 2012 - CareerMums By Emma Grey from WorkLifeBlissThere was news last week that a family who had lived through the ravages of last year's Queensland floods had won $5million in the lottery. This time last year, the newsagent where the ticket was bought was submerged.What a difference a year makes. Bad things happen. [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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How will you manage your energy in 2012?
10:48am Wednesday 11 January 2012 - CareerMums By Emma grey from WorkLifeBlissLining up at the starting gates of 2012, how would you rate your energy level on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high)?If you've been able to properly switch off over the holiday season, perhaps you're still floating on a blissful combination of high energy and low stress. M [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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How to make job sharing a success
7:03pm Monday 09 January 2012 - CareerMums CareerMums spoke to Angela from Canberra about her successful negotiation to job share a full time high school teaching role. This case study will give you confidence to explore and negotiate an opportunity, despite the position being advertised as a full time role.What do you do? I am a high-school [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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The Motherhood Merry-Go-Round
1:06pm Wednesday 04 January 2012 - CareerMums Every 6 months, WD and I have the same fight discussion. It normally starts when I am so exhausted I turn into Snappy Tom Tuna lady and he finally bites back after ignoring the tantrum I have had about the state of the kitchen drawer (the second one down....it's always the second one down).Our conve [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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Post-Baby Careers - Bush Style!
9:09am Tuesday 13 December 2011 - CareerMums By AllyWhat does a mother of three who lives on a farm near Cowra do when she decides to go back to work after 8 years?Panic?Despite my Dads best advice to the contrary, I am not trained as a nurse, teacher, accountant, physio, doctor, dentist or any of the other careers that are in high demand [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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“Putting the Family Last.” (WARNING: Major Rant Ahead).
1:38pm Friday 02 December 2011 - CareerMums By Jenny Wynter from comicmummy.comFOR THE RECORD…I was a Vegetarian for 7 years. During this time, I noticed an interesting, if slightly irritating, phenomena.When certain people would discover my lifestyle of choice, they would leap to a, shall we say “offence as defence” strategy of listing [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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Trial and Error
10:47am Thursday 24 November 2011 - CareerMums As a journalist and having done freelance work before, I was pretty optimistic about being able to work from home or negotiate with my employer after my maternity leave finished two years ago.I knew the ins and outs of the magazine and have figured out various ways to make the job work for both me a [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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Etiquette vs Manners
1:24pm Saturday 19 November 2011 - CareerMums By Omania Terry, Effectiveness SpecialistIn today's world of speed, technology, everyone wanting everything now, we often forget about the small things that matter. The small things that can help you when returning to the workforce. The whole corporate minefield can be a scary place when you have [...] | View Full Article Email Article |
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