A well-written cover letter will capture the attention of those who are screening applicants, but is it the right place to introduce the idea of a part-time schedule? Glassdoor.com has several articles and many pointers on how to write a cover letter, including: “…introduce yourself in a memorable, personable way.“ “Mention a few roles, projects, experiences, traits or passions that make you the ideal candidate.” “…provide a few relevant attributes you bring to the table” and “Let the firm know...
This week’s featured items are from FlexJobs, the New York Times, and GeoTab. Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash There are so many good resources and articles on the internet. Today, I’m pointing you to three that I found very interesting and I think you will too. Check them out! FlexJobs 2018 Annual Survey Results More than 3,000 people took FlexJobs’ 2018 Annual Survey, which asks questions about work flexibility, including: Why do you work? Why do you want work...
Cheers to flexible work arrangements! Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. National Flex Day Tuesday, 16 October 2018, is National Flex Day. Have you heard of it? According to an article by Rachel Jay at FlexJobs.com, flexible work is “any type of job or work schedule that gives workers more control over their workday and therefore over their personal life.” Ms. Jay goes on to include freelance gigs, remote work (aka telecommuting), part-time jobs, alternative schedules, and flexible schedules as...
Downsize Your 2080 is one year old! Photo by Carol (that’s me!) The anniversary of my first post, Want to Downsize Your Work Year? Read These Non-monetary Considerations, was actually a few weeks ago but I was too busy to announce it. With less than two dozen posts on my site, I had traveled to Orlando to attend FinCon18, a conference where personal finance bloggers, authors, media types, and representatives from finance-related companies meet to get giddy over things like...
Photo by Eder Pozo Pérez on Unsplash According to the US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website, the average school session in the United States is 6.6 hours per day. * Compare that to a 40-hour work week, commonly executed as five 8-hour days. Factor in a lunch break and some commuting time, you could easily be facing a 9-hour (or more) workday while your child is done after about seven hours. What’s a working parent...
