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Moms for hire, 8 steps to kickstart your next career, Deborah Jelin Newmyer ; foreword by Kathleen Kennedy

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non fiction

Moms for hire

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Deborah Jelin Newmyer ; foreword by Kathleen Kennedy

8 steps to kickstart your next career

"Moms For Hire is a stylish, eight-step guidebook for moms who want to re-enter the workforce and amp up their professional mojo. Whether you downsized your bustling career to raise your children, or you chose the full-time job of being a stay-at-home mom, you now feel ready to get back in the work game, but re-entry can be intimidating. Using creative exercises, advice, and anecdotes from well-known working moms, this book will become a guide to creating your own successful re-entry strategy. From simply giving voice to your desire to work, to learning how to negotiate the best deal once you land the dream job, Moms For Hire guides you through each step of the process in a way that keeps you motivated and inspired. The simple promise is this: if you commit one hour a day to this book, you can find rewarding work. The search for fulfilling employment requires plenty of will, stamina, and support; let Moms For Hire be your devoted partner as you step into this new, life-changing adventure,"--Amazon.com

Part I: Become an Attractive Job Candidate -- Step One: Activate Your Mom for Hire Search -- Hour One: Time, Time, Time -- Hour Two: Uncloak Your F*#%in' Fears -- Hour Three: Evaluate Your Launch-Readiness -- Hour Four: Visualize Your Ideal Jon -- Hour Five: Reveal Your Expertise; Come Out as a Mom for Hire -- Step Two: Get Organized and Find Your Network -- Hour One: Create a Mom for Hire Office -- Hour Two: Commit to a Daily Organizing as Your New BFF -- Hour Three: Generate Your Network of Professional and Personal Supporters -- Hour Four: Categorize Your Network into Focus Groups -- Hour Five: Find Your Readiness; Find Your Hours -- Step Three: Declutter Yourself -- Hour One: Tell Your Exit Story -- Hour Two: Write Your "Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda" -- Hour Three: Never Walk Alone -- Hour Four: Give Value to Your Misty Watercolor Memories -- Hour Five: Clean Your Slate . . . Discover the Next You -- Step Four: Motherhood's Made You Better -- Hour One: Find Your Mom Value -- Hour Two: Delegate Your Mom Overload -- Hour Three: Calculate Your Finances -- Hour Four: Update Your Social Media -- Hour Five: Artfully Begin "The Ask" -- Part II: You Are Ready: Now Go Out and Win that Job -- Step Five: BE the Ideal Candidate -- Hour One: Get Crackin' on Your Résumé -- Hour Two: Name Your Best-Case Scenarios -- Hour Three: Become the Lead in Your Elevator Pitch -- Hour Four: Write a Spirited Cover Letter Template -- Hour Five: Apply, Apply, Apply! -- Step Six: Getting to the Interview -- Hour One: Advocate for Yourself. Again. Again. And Again. -- Hour Two: Prep for Your Interviews -- Hour Three: Attention: Freelancers. Academics. Entrepreneurs. Artists. -- Hour Four: Follow-Up and Find the Outfit -- Hour Five: Let's Enjoy the Interview -- Step Seven: While You Are Waiting -- Hour One: Negotiation 101 -- Hour Two: Acknowledge the Void You Left at Home -- Hour Three: Kiss A Little Tush. Just a Little -- Hour Four: Write a Letter to Yourself. Advice to Your Daughter (and Son) -- Hour Five: Pay It Forward

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