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LinkedIn for Moms: Online Passport to Network Yourself into a New Job.
When I ask stay-at-home moms if they are on LinkedIn, I often here "no." When I ask "Why not?" They often they tell me that it is not for them.
In their minds, LinkedIn is for professional networking, for people working and people looking to work. However, many stay-at-home-moms plan to return to the workforce at some point in the future.
A recent study in Harvard Business Review found that these moms are half as likely to land a job interview as moms who were laid off. As more than 70% of jobs are found through networking -- the loss of professional networks greatly reduces a stay-at-home mom's chance of finding a job.
by Martin Yate
Questions at job interviews are meant to address only your ability to do the work. Questions that delve into your personal life are usually deemed illegal.
Nevertheless, illegal questions do get asked. Sometimes by accident, and sometimes on purpose. Those questions can make you uncomfortable and can negatively impact your interview performance.
Do your best to avoid becoming upset or uncomfortable because your ability to turn interviews into offers is probably not one of your greatest strengths. And being upset will only make it harder.
In this article, NY Times best selling author Martin Yate describes the illegal questions, the possible motivations for asking, and strategies for responding to illegal questions, plus sample answers.
by Susan P. Joyce
It's easy to blow off thank you notes as trivial, but well-done thank you notes are a great way to differentiate yourself from other candidates.
Surveys by both CareerBuilder and Accountemps have indicated that emailed thank you notes are acceptable to most employers in the USA.
Of course, send your thank you notes as quickly after the interview as possible. If you forgot to send immediate thank you messages, send them as soon as you can -- better late than never!
Good thank you notes demonstrate the high quality of your work, and all the characteristics you may claim, like: attention to detail, ability to communicate, comfort with technology, and knowledge about the job and the employer. See the sample messages plus do’s and don’ts in this
article.
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