Job Search Archives - Green Country Staffing

The Stay-at-Home Parent’s Guide to Returning to the Workplace

Are you ready to return to the workforce after years at home caring for your children? You had a thriving career that you put on hold to spend more time with your family and save on childcare costs. Now that you want to work again, you’re not sure where to start. Look at what you need to know about going from a stay-at-home parent to a new employee. Should You Go Back to Work? Before you go from full-time stay-at-home parent to full-time job seeker, make sure you are ready to return to the workforce. According to the Pew Research Center, one out of every five parents in the United States are stay-at-home parents. This means you aren’t alone in your choice to stay home — and you aren’t the first or the only parent who has made the transition from parenting to the workplace. Whether you chose to stay at home for social, emotional, or financial reasons, you may need to think about the goals you have for yourself and your career before you take the next step. Not only can this help you to decide on a time to return to the workforce, it can help you to clarify what you expect from your job. The more you know about your expectations, motivations, and goals, the better you will be able to find a job that meets your needs. How Should You Update Your Resume? There’s a gap in your resume. The years you spent caring for your children at home left a space in between your last work experience and now. What should you do about this employment gap? Again, you aren’t the only parent who chose to stay at home and later decided to return to their career path. Many employers have seen this type of gap before and understand that it is a natural part of the work-life cycle for many professionals. But this doesn’t mean you should just leave a significant resume gap. While you don’t have to explain your choices to your future employer, you do want a resume that makes you a marketable candidate. A gap could seem odd or falsely lead a would-be employer to believe that you lack dedication or are unreliable. If possible, fill the gap with volunteer or other activities that you’ve engaged in during your time as a stay-at-home parent. These could include charity work, volunteering for

6 Tips for Finding a New Job

Finding a new job can be daunting and overwhelming in the increasingly competitive labor market. However, preparing adequately for a job search can make the process less challenging and strenuous. Whether you are hunting for a new job, looking for a side hustle, or changing your career to get a better fit, these six tips will make the job search more effortless and fun.

Retiring Early? How to Decide If You Should Work Part-Time

If you plan to retire fairly early, you face the decision about what you will do with your time afterward. Most Americans rightly look at their retirement as their big chance to travel, to enjoy leisure time, and to spend more time with friends and family. But should your retirement plans include working part-time? The answer may be yes, and for a variety of reasons. And if so, how should you approach work after retiring? Here are some answers to your questions.

Looking for a Truck Driver Job? 5 Qualities You Should Have

With the ongoing truck driver shortage in the country, you have a good chance to work in the freight and shipping industry. Before you apply for any job, however, recruiters advise applicants to research the main qualities an employer expects.

Remember These 5 Things on Your Job Search

Unemployment can be stressful and uncertain. If you have bills to pay and people to provide for, you’ll need to get back into the workforce as soon as possible so life can get back to normal. On your search for new employment, remember these tips to find a job that will not only pay your bills but give you work in which you can take pride. 1. Know What You Want You won’t find a better time than your period of unemployment to evaluate what you know how to do, what you enjoy doing, and what you’re capable of pursuing in the future. Being jobless allows you to reset and determine the kind of job you want to do for the foreseeable future. You will find it much easier to narrow down where to apply and what companies to work for if you have a grasp of the kind of job you want. 2. Research and Specify Once you know the kind of work you’d like to do, find the companies that want to hire in that area. If your resume and interview seem tailor-made for the spot they need to fill, you’ll make a good impression on the recruiters and people in charge of hiring. Your task is to make sure that’s what they see. Look into the company before you send in your application, and reword your resume as necessary to present yourself as the perfect fit. If you make it to the interview stage, you’ll need to do more research before you go in. The more you know about the company and the position you want to take, the more you’ll show your interviewer that you’re ready and able to fill it. Prepare yourself for the questions they may ask, and have a few of your own

3 Ways to Prepare Yourself to Return to the Workforce

Are you planning to return to the workforce after a hiatus? No matter what took you out of the job market — raising kids, managing a personal challenge, or not needing to earn — getting back in can be daunting. So before you start to head out for interviews, take the time now to prepare yourself to be in the best place possible for this new chapter. Here are three ways you can do just that. 1. Get Into Good Routines When you don’t work a full schedule, you may find yourself falling into different routines and habits. These aren’t necessarily bad habits, but they may not be conducive to regularly going to a workplace. And that can make your transition to working again more difficult than it needs to be. Instead of waiting to change your lifestyle until you actually get a job, start now. Set your alarm and wake up reasonably early. Go to bed early. Make to-do lists and get them done each day so you remain productive. Rearrange your chores to accommodate a schedule similar to when you expect to be at the office. If you make the meals for your family, practice meal prepping. Begin to eat properly, exercise, hydrate, and sleep properly. Establishing or returning to good habits can take some time. So start now,and work on these positive developments one at a time. 2. Update Your Skills Updating work-related skills serves dual purposes. First, it helps you find and land a good job because you can do what today’s employers are looking for. Secondly, it gives you confidence as you return to your career. Confidence is a boost for better performance at interviews and adds motivation to get back into the workforce. What type of updating you should take on depends on how

8 Signs That Mean It Is Time to Change Jobs

Is it time for you to change jobs? Do you get a sense of dread when the weekend is almost over, anticipating the coming week? If you have been contemplating a job change or if you simply despise what you do, maybe it is time for a change in vocation. Watch for these eight signs that it is time to move on and change jobs.