Working MoM Desperate for Change….
I've been back to work from maternity leave almost 7 months now and I’m already fed up with this place!! I hate the amount of time I spend away from my daughter working extra hours to pick up the slack left behind by indifferent coworkers. My commute to work is also eating up allot of precious time I could be spending playing and nurturing my daughter. I feel she gonna despise me for this when she get’s older! I’m a single parent so I honestly can afford to quit my job and stay at home but I can’t help daydreaming about a perfect work-life balance. I found a few job opportunities closer to home, with less hours, and more flexibility but I’m overqualified for the work and fear not being considered a serious candidate for any of those jobs openings. I thought about making myself more marketable via a cover letter but do you think recruiters still read cover letters anymore? Help!!
ya same here i hate leaving my daughter home with my husband i work at smiths in orem and it is not doing a bit of good right now i might quite working there cause i am expecting again our second child and i just can't keep up its really hard and it stresses me out a lot being away from my husband and my young daughter my Daughter cry every time i leave i hate seeing her like this all the time i have to work it breaks my heart and so then she is upset and then my husband gets stressed over it to that i am not with our kids and i don't know what to do to
Hi Katherine, Congratulations on your new addition to your family & Happy (Belated) Mother's Day. I would definately send a cover letter explaining your skills & explain how you would be a great match because..etc, and also do a little homework researching the company and during your interview when they ask if you have any questions bring to their attention other departments with openings that match your skill set as well. It will show leadership & it will highlight that you pay close attention to detail. That could be and asset that they are willing to offer a little more per hr for. Hope that helps, good luck to you. :)
Yes, as a Recruiter, I definitely read cover letters to find personality.
If you are still interested in a work from home opportunity, send your resume to tlinccommunications@gmail.com.
We have numerous positions.
Have you considered working from home?
My son just turned a year and its a constant struggle to juggle career and home. While I enjoy working and being a mom, it really depends on each parent's situation and preference. I would assess what is really important to you over the next couple of years: working in a role that may progresses you faster or finding an easier 9-to-5 role. If the later, then I would market yourself that way and be upfront in the hiring process that you are looking for a role with a better work-life balance. The right employer would understand. And yes recruiters read cover letters. Also it looks like you have a lot of account management experience and you may want to find a company that is flexible with where you work. Perhaps you could work from home some days so you don't have much of a commute and you could spend more time with your child.
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ya same here cause i have a daughter right now and i am expecting again and its our second child and i can't lift heavy things and i work at smiths in orem and i have to go out and get carts out side and bring them in and i can't be doing that i might quite there and be with my daughter and husband we got married in April and i have to find a baby sitter to watch my daughter when i have to go with my husband to some thing and i can't be doing that i cry each time i have to leave my daughter at home with someone it breaks my heart to see her cry when i have to leave i just don't know what to do i am graduating on the 19th so next week and so i am trying to get everything done for that i am really really stressed you right now does any one have and advice for me .