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Career Change Clinic: How can I find work to fit around looking after my young children?

By Sab on 26 September 2011 at 12:06 in Careershifters Blog

"I have had a career break to look after my children for 3 years. My youngest has now just started school and I really want to get back to work, however all of the flexible or part time jobs I have seen advertised are depressing. I don't necessarily want to go back into what I did before and I do need a job which allows me to balance looking after my kids with a career.  Are there any other challenging and interesting careers that will work on a part-time basis? And have you any advice on how best to approach potential employers after having a career break?"

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Go for it! Life is not about 'what if's?', but about saying "I did it!"...even if you then add, "And it wasn’t for me so I tried pole dancing next..." More