If you’re like many of us, your work and social life overlap. Soon after you accept a new job offer, you realise the transition is going...
Returning to Work
Plan your return to work with confidence. Find advice on flexible jobs for mums, retraining, CVs and balancing motherhood with your career goals.
Working Flexibly and Returning to Workplace – Should you feel guilty?
Working flexibly or looking to return to the workplace and feeling guilty? Perhaps you may not need to. There are actually some real benefits to having two working parents. It may be the best gift you can give your child.
Going Back to Work Guilt-Free? – Emma’s Story
Before my maternity leave began, I was asked many times if I was going to go back to work. At the time I felt unsure but hoped I would make the...
Benefits of being a Working Mother: Life as a parent can help work focus
Life before kids, wow, what a difference! Before having kids you’re repeatedly told life will be so different when you have kids! All my...
Going Back to Work After Maternity Leave – Emma’s Story
Making the decision to return to work after having a baby can be one of the toughest you'll make. Some Mum's feel that financially it's...
It’s okay to be anxious about returning to nursing after maternity leave
If you’re feeling panicky about returning to nursing after maternity leave then you’re not alone. Feeling guilty and tearful after a bad...
How to handle job interviews as a return to work mum
The decision to return to work after time off with the kids isn’t easy, and depending on how long you’ve been out of the jobs market, it can...
Creative Social Media Job Hunting
Looking for a job on social media is something all job hunters need to seriously think about adding to their game plan, but it can be hard to...
Five Reasons Why Mums Rock in the Workplace
Being an at home mum is often seen as just an unwelcome gap in your work history, but with a little ingenuity you can use all the skills you’ve...
Six Creative Ways To Job Hunt
It’s been the accepted way to apply for jobs for many years – see a job, apply and send a CV, then wait. With so many people applying for most...
What does success mean to you?
What does success mean to you? It's an interesting question to consider as you go through your career and particularly when you are considering...
Creating my own Flexible Work – Personal Assistant, Entrepreneur, Franchise holder
When Vicky Matthews took voluntary redundancy from a high-street bank after the birth of her second child, she vowed no-one she ever employed...