Kelsey Fenton on October 15, 2015
Find out what Employee Assistance Programs are, what they may offer for working people with cancer and what Cancer and Careers offers for EAPs.
Read MoreKelsey Fenton on September 18, 2015
Many of our career coaches advocate for a “summary” or “profile” at the top of your resume. This is where the person reading your resume is going to get the most pertinent information about you and decide if he/she should continue reading. However, sometimes the most difficult part of writing a summary is getting started.
Read MoreMaddy Meislin on September 17, 2015
If you are looking for a new job, you may want to consider looking for one that requires social skills over specialized technical skills.
Read MoreSarah Goodell on September 3, 2015
Millennials are expected to be 50% of the workforce by 2020, but that doesn't mean older workers are becoming irrelevant. Forbes recently shared five strategies older employees can use to stay tapped into the changing work environment.
Read MoreKelsey Fenton on September 1, 2015
When managing work and cancer, there’s a lot of information and thoughts you need to keep track of — a task that can be especially difficult when dealing with treatment side effects such as chemo brain.
Read MoreMaddy Meislin on August 27, 2015
One step to crafting an effective resume is organizing all the sections in the correct order. Career specialist Lily Zhang recommends tailoring the order of your resume based on the position you are seeking and your specific situation.
Read MoreSarah Goodell on August 13, 2015
We receive tons of fantastic questions through our Ask a Career Coach service. Today we want to highlight one about finding employment after treatment, as this applies to so many survivors. Our career coach Kathy Flora did a marvelous job laying out how to approach this process, which can often feel overwhelming.
Read MoreMaddy Meislin on August 10, 2015
Daily Muse, Inc, and DailyWorth recently published an informative article titled “4 Lies (and 1 Truth) About Applicant Tracking Systems,” which addresses the following important question: Should we be crafting our resumes for machines or humans?
Read MoreKelsey Fenton on July 30, 2015
We recently discovered a great resource from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) website that we wanted to share that contains valuable information about the ADA for cancer survivors.
Read MoreKelsey Fenton on July 6, 2015
Cancer is expensive. Here are a few tips to help you manage your finances during or after treatment.
Read MoreSarah Goodell on June 18, 2015
We hosted our first ever Tweetchat on addressing cancer at work on Tuesday, June 16th 2015! The chat was co-moderated by Flexjobs and 90 participants joined us over the course of the chat and the days leading up to it to discuss the nuances of working during and after treatment.
Read MoreMaddy Meislin on April 17, 2015
As we strive to create the most up-to-date and relevant sources of information for our community, we are excited to announce the creation of new content and designs for our publications which can be ordered or downloaded in English and Spanish!
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