In the season of giving thanks, job seekers who want to do their best would do well to remember the importance of the thank-you note. Business Insider's managing editor cites failure to send a thank you e-mail as the top mistake made by people she interviews. I'm not surprised: in one survey, only 67 percent of job seekers reported that they always send thank-you notes after interviews.
More mothers want full-time employment, according to a new report from Pew Research Center.
These women represent a valuable and potentially vast talent pool. In 2010, more than 10 million with children under 18 were not in the labor force, according to research reported by Catalyst. Many are highly skilled with the potential to be a valuable asset to an organization.
So Yahoo! employees will no longer be permitted to work remotely, and the decision was made by a CEO who is both a woman and a mother.
U.S. News & World Report has a great column on 8 Job Search Lessons You Can Learn from the Super Bowl. Here are a few more tips for the millions of talented executives considering a job change or even a career change: