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Career Focus!

If you are looking to change careers then this is the place for you! Mum and Working brings you an in-depth look at different areas of work, all of which offer family-friendly hours as well as advice to secure that next role.

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Career Choices

We've had so many Mums saying they would love to know more about jobs involved in 'Alternative Therapies and Medicine'...we've written a Career Focus about them! Mum and Working has interviewed parents who are practitioners...Aromatherapists to Quantum-Touch Healers....

Every thought about becoming a teacher? Good hours...great holidays? Mum and Working looks at the reality of teaching with our interviews with Mums and Dad's currently working as teachers. We've also got the lowdown on routes into teacher training plus some ideas for teaching jobs you may not have thought of!..

We've looked into all sorts of jobs that involve writing..ranging from being a Novelist, to a Poet, to a Proofreader..plus interviews with fantastic writers such as Michael Rosen, Ros Barber and Sara Wheeler...

We've spoken to a variety of Mums and Dads running their own business where they make something - everything from handmade cards to chocolates! They have all told us their story - what inspires them to be creative, how they have set up in business and most importantly how it fits round family life.

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Career Workshops for Women

• Going back to work after a break?
• Looking to establish a better work-life balance?
• Looking to combine work and family life?
• Fancy a new direction?

Kick-start your career with career development workshops specifically for women. Based in Berkshire. Meet new people and make new contacts. One-to-one sessions also offered. Day-time or evening sessions. Re-enter the workforce with clarity and confidence. Make changes to suit family life.

 

For more information on workshops or individual sessions please contact Helen Slingsby at Career Breakthrough, telephone: 0118 984 4962 or email Helen@careerbreakthrough.co.uk

 

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