Careermums joins forces with Westfield We are Family campaign

Careermums joins forces with Westfield We are Family campaign Careermums joins forces with Westfield We are Family campaignPosted October 13, 2011, by Annie Dang Going back to work after having children can be rather daunting, especially for parents who have spent a lot of time out of the workforce. Kate Sykes, founder of Careermums, an online recruitment agency says, One of the major obstacles return-to-work mums face is trying to find a job that is flexible. While the work environment is notlage conducive to working mums, it is improving. As women make up more than 50 per cent of the workforce, employers are finding that they are losing a large number of skilled employees because theyre not offering a flexible work environment Kate says. Kate will be visiting Westfield shopping centres in Sydney and Canberra during July and August, to discuss a range of topics including return to work and the first 12 months, as part of the Westfield We are Family campaign. The talks are a unique o pportunity for mums who want to return to work to hear about how to re-enter the workforce and find jobs that provide the flexibility they need. One tip is not to put stay-at-home mum on your resume. List all the non-paid work you do, for example, working on cake stalls, doing tuckshop duty and managing the household and turn these tasks into work-speak. Kate adds that the governments 50 per cent tax rebate on childcare will ease the financial pressures on working families and help make the choice for mums to return to work more attractive. The introduction of the rebate comes as a result of the increasing skills shortage in Australia. Employers are finding that women are choosing not to return to work after having children because of financial restraints due to increasing childcare costs. I applaud the government for making the change. It will not only provide more opportunities for mums to return to work but make the workforce more family friendly and affordable, Kate, a working m um herself, says. ResourcesMy first resumeCover letter for my first jobCareer Insider StoriesShelley Lask - Body Positive Health & FitnessInterested in becoming a?Human Resources OfficerGeneral ManagerBusiness ManagerAccountantOffice Administrator CoursesBachelor of Social WorkEnquire zugnglich Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Health AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineBachelor of Criminal JusticeEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Allied Health AssistanceEnquire Online Enquire OnlineAnnie DangRelated ArticlesBrowse moreCAREER ADVICEWine and dine your career on Valentines DayWhether they are arranging roses or dreaming up prose to go inside gift cards, there exists an entire industry or workers dedicated to making Valentines Day as romantic as possible for starry-eyed lovers.Career counsellorHigh schoolHigh school students abandoning maths and scienceA recent Sydney University study has found that HSC students are losing interest in maths and science.Employment tr endsJobs Australia 2014 Where are the jobs in Queensland?Employment growth in Queensland is slightly below the national average but are there industries that are set to boom? The Jobs Australia 2014 report from the ABS highlights the fast-growers and those to back away quietly from.

23% of respondents said this one thing is a relationship deal-breaker

23% of respondents said this one thing is a relationship deal-breaker23% of respondents said this one thing is a relationship deal-breakerThe impact that poor grammar has on how frequent offenders are perceived in the professional world has been well-documented, but does it carry the same kind of adverse influence on our personal relationships?According to a recent study of self-proclaimed grammar snobs conducted by Landmark reported on Mashable, advertising a penchant for incorrect punctuation and grammaticalerrors might be the very thing keeping your Tinder inbox so scarce.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreDont want any scrubsEighty-eight percent of the women surveyed in Landmarks report said that grammar is pretty important when seeking a partner 75% of men seconded this. Fourteen percent of both male and female dating app users valued grammatical proficiency so much they prof essed that it made them less inclined to respond to suitors that sent messages with too many orthography mistakes.Being hyper-aware of any potential red flags when getting to know someone is understandable, but some of the respondents confessed to considering going so far as dumping a person that they were already dating if said persons command of language was not up to snuff.Twenty-three percent of respondents said that they would break up with their partner due to grammar, and 75% of couples confessed to having disputes with their spouse or partner over it.Grammar appears to be less important outside the world of online dating. Forty-nine percent of grammar enthusiasts would not correct their motzu sichs if her grocery list was littered with errors, 48% would not allow their snobbery to inform their decision to stay with or leave their partner, and 43% of participants above the age of 45 said that poor grammar didnt mean anything to them at all.This study was conducted on a pool o f grammar aficionados living in India.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people