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May, 2009

My Credit Nixed a Job Offer: One Woman's Story

A woman wrote womenforhire.com this week to report that she was denied a promising job at the last minute after a credit check revealed some late payments -- making her ineligible for hire. ... Continue Reading »

Thinking of a Government Job?

In 2001 Kathryn Troutman wrote Ten Steps to a Federal Job, which was honored as the "Best Career Guide of 2002" by the Publishers Marketing Association. Kathryn has more than 35 years experience ... Continue Reading »

Do Your Clients Need to Know You Work from Home?

I spoke to an acquaintance recently who told me about an editor, a young mother, who worked from home. This acquaintance was her client and was appalled by the editor's lackadaisical attitude on ... Continue Reading »

What is Your New Reality Now?

The recession is cutting wide and deep across America, for sure, but it’s not the same for everyone. While some women have been forced to make steep changes in their lives and lifestyles, ... Continue Reading »

Changing: Your First 30 Days Count

Ariane de Bonvoisin's 2008 book, The First 30 Days, is out in paperback, updated to reflect some of the economic and social turmoil in the past year. Women For Hire asked Ariane Five ... Continue Reading »

Direct Sales: A Recession-Proof Option

Direct-sales firms that employ home-based sales reps to sell their merchandise are seeing rising interest as the jobless rate approaches 9%. People are looking for new ways to make money and direct sales ... Continue Reading »

When Both Of You Are Laid Off

Double pink slips are on the rise, and for affected couples it's double trouble, The Wall Street Journal reports today. "More people than ever are looking for work right now, complicating job searches ... Continue Reading »

Mother's Day, Redefined

By Claire Shipman and Katty Kay This Sunday Michelle Obama will spend her first mother’s day in the White House. We don't know much about the surprises planned -- other than that they will ... Continue Reading »

Recession Hits Single Moms Hard

More than 1 million who run their households -- the majority of them single moms -- were unemployed in March, USA TODAY reports. This has strained budgets "that were, in many cases, already ... Continue Reading »

Moms Need To Work/Are Stressed, Study Finds

More than three quarters of women are working because they have to -- not because they want to, says a Mother's Day survey by staffing giant Adecco. Almost half (48%) of working moms ... Continue Reading »