Work At Home Mums wants to help you find the perfect balance between work, life and family and make work, work for you.
The WAHM career section is a recruitment blog where the aim is to proactively share industry articles and to discuss ideas and thoughts across a variety of career, recruitment and workplace related topics.
Since our debut in 2007, WAHM has worked to become the best source for employment, job search and career education information across Australia and New Zealand supporting Work At Home Mums.
Providing advice, support and inspiration for job seekers, WAHM is the working mum’s number one source of information for all things related to having a career, landing the best position and getting the critical balance between mum and working woman just right. Virtually everything you can think of to help you in is available to you right here to enable you to create your Career and live your dreams.
You have access to Work Life Balance articles and Experts where you can make use of a wide range of effective tools to get the balance right, as well as Coaching and Career Resources with a Resident Expert to help get your work satisfaction and groove back.
In addition, we will provide access to articles on Cover Letters and Resumes & CV’s and alert you to Employers of Choice who understand the importance of work, life balance.
WAHM wants to help mums find the perfect balance between work, life and family and make work, work for you.
We will help you with Job Interviews by sharing our top tips and advice to take you from where you are now to your ideal role. We will help you when it comes to Job Search, Recruitment Agencies, Industrial Relations, Education & Training, Skills Testing and salaries.
In fact, all of the invaluable Career Resources you can think of to help you achieve the fulfilment and satisfaction you deserve as a mum and working woman are right here.
And why do we do this? Because at WAHM it’s all about helping you Love Your Work!
Return to work mum and mother guilt
“No one ever tells you that when you give birth to a baby, you give birth to a big heap of guilt too, and it never leaves you.” Ironically, a lot of people have told me that. And I’m no stranger to mother guilt myself - returning to work guilt has to be the mother of...
6 Wind Down Rituals to Ease Your Stress Levels after a Hectic Work Week
Every year, millions of Australians struggle with chronic sleep conditions. Some take prescription medications to help them beat severe insomnia. Others drink herbal tea, take long baths before bed, or try to tire their bodies out with exercise. This kind of problem...
Tips to avoid burnout at work
The alarm goes off. You hit the snooze button. It’s Monday morning and you wake up thinking, “Why should I bother going to work? It’s Ground Hog Day. I just am so over it, I am going to chuck a sickie today. If you find yourself saying and doing this one too many...
7 Productivity Tips for Working Parents
http://www.lifehack.org/405091/7-productivity-tips-for-working-parents-so-you-can-leave-work-at-5pm-guilt-free#If you’re tired of always being the last parent to pick up your child from daycare, consider this: are you working as smart as you can? Clocking in extra hours doesn’t always mean you’re working harder. While it’s no secret that workplace pressure continues to rise,...
Parents@Work for working parents, flexible work and gender equality
Parents@Work – Australia's working parent, flexible work and gender equality specialists – have launched a first-of-its-kind online training resource and coaching portal to assist organisations to improve and sustain a family friendly and flexible workplace. The...
Returning to the workforce or looking for a work at home job?
Here’s how to sell yourself in a way that will make someone sit up and take notice. Being out of the workforce for a length of time can play havoc with your confidence. You know you can do a job. You know that you’ve learned a lot. You know that you’ve done a lot of...
40 Funny Ways to Say ‘Mum’ on Your Resume
http://thestir.cafemom.com/home_garden/115171/40_funny_ways_to_sayMany websites offer tips on how to structure your resume to reflect being a full-time mom, like bringing attention to your skills and volunteering. These are all great tips, but in this economy, you really have to sell yourself with an extra-special, attention-getting...
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How to Write a Marketing Resume Hiring Managers Will Notice [Free Templates + Samples]
These free resume templates feature sample copy for 10 of the most popular marketing positions. Take a look at them, and then use the advice below to customize your resume and make it rise above the rest in the stack. If you're a marketer whose resume could use...
The Ugly Truth About Agree to Disagree – It’s Ok to Have Your Own Opinion
Agree to Disagree - It's OK to Have Your Own Opinion Some people are naturally more prone to confidently stating their opinion to the world. Others tend to hide behind the mask of agreement, and rarely contradict anything that is said by someone else. Although almost...
What Everyone Needs to Know About Finding a Work-Life Balance When Working from Home
Finding a Work-Life Balance When Working from Home There’s an old saying: “An entrepreneur or in our case as Work At Home Mums is someone who will work sixteen hours a day to keep from working eight hours for someone else.” This is often very true - especially in the...
Pregnancy, parental leave and return to work: know your rights – Supporting Working Parents
Pregnancy, parental leave and return to work: know your rights >> For Employees This guide will help employees to: Understand the laws that relate to pregnancy, parental leave and return to work Effectively discuss their rights with their employer Download FREE...
To return to work or not? That’s the $50 million question
Whether you’re a woman who worked in the corporate world prior to having a child, one who simply had a reasonably good job that you genuinely enjoyed, or one who has never worked, one question is likely to come to mind sometime after you have a child: to work or not...