Today we're answering a question from a reader about reentering the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom for 12+ years. Read on to see what tips we have for those of you who are reentering the workforce after a long absence. Dear Work at Home Woman, I have been a stay-at-home mom for over 12 years. I've been trying to find a ... Read More
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Match Made In Heaven: 10 Dream Work-From-Home Jobs
Nowadays it’s increasingly difficult to find a job, let alone one that will allow you to work-from-home. Every now and again, there’s that lucky and rare opportunity that will enable you to earn a good wage and do it remotely. A quick perusal of online job sites reveals many opportunities to work-from-home (data entry, stuffing ... Read More
How to Turn a Hobby into a Full-Time Job
Working from home or starting your own business are employment trends on the rise. For most people, these start as side businesses – ways to make extra income or to make your hobbies more productive. But the desire to turn it into a full-time gig is strong. Just imagine: Work that you choose, a schedule you set yourself, a ... Read More
How These Moms Were Able to Leave Their Full-Time Jobs for Work-at-Home Bliss
By Holly Reisem Hanna One of the many ways in which you can work from home is by joining a direct sales company. The neat thing about the direct sales industry is there’s a product or service that fits every personality type (fashion, jewelry, health and wellness, home decor, food, professional services ... ) as well as a variety ... Read More
A Test to Help You Figure Out Which Career Best Fits Your Personality
Choosing the right career can be of the utmost importance for a variety of reasons, both professionally and personally. We often identify with our careers as much as we need our careers to support our families and ourselves financially. This identification and financial aptitude does not come easily when our occupational choice is ... Read More
Top 5 Bizarre Resumes That Might Actually Be a Hit
Trying to get the attention of a potential employer? Some would argue that the best way to do this is to have an original resume that will stand out (even in strange ways) from the others. Here, we’ll highlight five weird and bizarre resumes that might have actually gotten their owners noticed, and then hired. 1. This guy rented a ... Read More
Salary Negotiations – 9 Tips to Help Women Ask for the Money
Many women feel uncomfortable when asking for a raise at work. It seems that reason and basic common sense are often two of the greatest factors holding ladies back from getting what they really deserve. Here is a look at how women can overcome their better nature to get themselves on level pegging with their male ... Read More
How to Convert Your Office Job to a Telecommuting Position
By Meghan Nguyen Seven years ago, I asked the partner of the law firm I worked for in Austin to do the impossible … make my full-time office job a work from home job. I was nervous asking for this, especially since I was still relatively new to the firm, but my boldness paid off. My position became a remote job, even after I no ... Read More
7 Benefits of Working From Home
One of the emerging trends in business is teleworking. Teleworking is just a fancy word for allowing an employee to work from home. Working from home has become increasingly popular because of its many benefits, both to the employees and employers. So if you are an employee and you are interested in working from home, these are ... Read More
How This South African Makes Money Selling Typing Services From Home
Gaynor Paynter lives in Kensington, South Africa. After high school, Gaynor studied graphic design for a year and then decided it wasn’t for her. She later graduated with a secretarial diploma from the then Germiston Technical College in which she obtained a distinction in Information Processing, (a fancy name for typing). Today this ... Read More
The Truth About Working at Home as a Real Estate Agent
Real estate was, for years, considered to be a man’s world. It was a difficult occupation for women to break into initially. Thankfully, over time the field has become wide open and developed into more of a woman’s domain. Females aspiring to be realtors had to work hard to prove themselves, but finally, we have evolved into a force ... Read More
Professional Women Are Leaving Corporate America
An event whether happy, like the birth of a child or tragically sad is often the catalyst for professional women to leave Corporate America. It was years ago that my daughter Serena died in a drowning accident yet the memories of that day are as vivid as if it happened yesterday. Serena for years had been my silent secret child ... Read More
How to Transition from SAHM to WAHM
By Sara Sutton Fell If you’re a stay-at-home mom who’s been mulling over the idea of returning to the workforce, you’re not alone. A Pew Survey found that 61 percent of mothers with young children want to work at least part-time. But if you’ve been out of the workforce for a year or more, the transition back can be, well, ... Read More
10 Tips To Avoid Work-At-Home Burnout
“Ugh ... I really don't want to work today. I have a ton of stuff to do but don't want to do it. What the heck, am I bored or feeling burnt out?” How many of you have asked yourself that question? I know I have. Many times. Not only when I worked the "9-5" jobs, but also while I worked in what I thought was my desired work-at-home ... Read More
Raising Kids While Pursuing a Degree: It’s Not Impossible
We live in a brave new world, one in which our hyper-competitive, globalized economy forces us to stay ahead of the curve simply in order to survive. This means even a college degree is no guarantee of a secure future. Having children, of course, changes everything, and many women, in particular, feel as though they cannot both ... Read More
