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The Future Of Recruitment.. Is It In Productivity & Flexibility? Flexible working is something that empowers you to work where and when you feel you can be most productive. Yet a report recently published by Forbes stated that although 58% of workers are offered flexible working, 24% of workers don’t take it. Why? Is it just introduced as an amendment to policies that employ...

4 Skills To Sell For A Job In Admin Do you fancy a career in admin? Or maybe you’re looking to restart your career after time out to raise your kids. Whatever your motivation, we have hundreds of admin vacancies across the country here on MummyJobs, and we’d like to help you bag one of them. Let’s face it – as a mummy, you’ve plenty of experience organising everyone’s calend...

Dear Recruiter or Hiring Manager... Following maternity leave, us Mums are feeling a bit vulnerable. We have been out of the workplace for about a year, going through pretty much the most life changing experience we could ever go through. We have gone from a career where we felt in control and like we knew what we were doing to a world of nappies, feeding, sleepless nights, ...

At The Beginning Of 2018, Commuters Received Their Annual Shock... January, the month of cut backs; your food intake, your alcohol consumption and your spending... but hang on UK rail fares have jumped 3.4% on average! Travel costs account for 13% of a person’s salary for the average Chelmsford to London commuter – in fact, much of the pain of these increases is felt by peop...

Hi, my name is Gemma and I recently returned back to work from maternity leave. My partner and I decided to take advantage of the shared maternity/ paternity scheme that Aviva offered last year. I took the first 6 months off, whilst then my husband took the following 4 months off on paternity leave to be with our daughter. It was a great opportunity as we both got the chance...

How to ace that interview before you’ve even started Congratulations! You’ve been applying for some of the brilliant flexible roles on MummyJobs.co.uk and you’ve bagged an interview for your dream job. Now you’ve got your foot in the door, it’s time to really sell yourself – and, as Benjamin Franklin said, by failing to prepare you are preparing to fail, so make sure you do ...