The hardest part about finding a job is I have been a stay at home mom for 28 years. I really have no experience. I have had a few jobs such as a security guard and I worked as a Unit Secretary at a hospital both were many years ago. My husband is divorcing me after 28 years and with that he is taking away all my health benefits. I don’t have enough Social Security credits to draw or any retirement when the time comes. I want to be independent as I still have a 15 yo daughter that is in my custody. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

hi I've been an entertainer for 8 yrs. tired of it really. anyway now that I want to get out I can't find work due to the gap in my work history. what or where can I go?

I have noticed that one of the objections I come across on my resume is a major gap in my employment history. Though I have many years of experience that in most cases surpass the minimum requirements to apply for a position I often find myself stumbling when posed with this question.

I have my first interview after being out of work for 20 years. I am shaking nervous. After all the crazies were weeded out I finally have a legit company. Not sure about questions they are going to ask any advise??

SO FRUSTRATING.....TO HAVE LEFT THE WORKFORE TO STAYED HOME FOR 12 YEARS TO RAISE MY KIDS AND AM NO LONGER CONSIDERED SKILLED. I CAN ONLY APPLY TO 8.00 HR POSITIONS AND STILL HEAR NOTHING. .

I recently got back into the work force after being out of work for 6 years due to heart transplant. During that time i managed to finish my degree in Technical Management so i thought i would have better chance after coming back that i would find employment because i have my degree but it has been a dog fight. I even took on 2 tempt jobs working in a warehouse to try and get my foot in the door, but i haven't had much luck with the tempt jobs because as soon as the holidays were over, they let me go. I have been trying to find employment in my field but have had little luck and i am not sure what to do at this point. I'm not hopeless but i have submitted numerous amounts of resumes to have gotten some sort of response and it has yet to happen. I made sure that my resume was tight but, i'm thinking the 6 year gap is hurting my chances. Is there anything i can do at this point besides submitting a character letter because i don't want to scare off potential employers because they are going to assume i am a liability because i had a heart transplant? Please help someone

I need advice. This is why I asked the question. I was fortunate enough to be able to be a stay at home mother.

Hey all.......not sure if i did this right.......but if you haven't had a job in 10 years, what do you do about filling out applications/resumes when the references are so old? Been told to ditch those from 10 years ago but wasn't told what to do then?

I am ready to quit. My job tells me they want me to increase our numbers. They tell me I have a budget to do this, but when I tried to use some of this budget, they got upset. When the numbers did not change much, and I did not spend any money, they got upset. In other words, make things happen, but don't spend any money. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. I think they are trying to get me to quit because the other day they asked me to prepare two presentations in less than 48 hours only to complain that it wasn't what they were looking for. Can anyone produce a polished presentation within that timeframe let alone two? I did the best I could do and stayed up late to do so. I am thinking of calling in sick tomorrow in hopes of forcing their hand. I am very hardworking and dedicated, but it's getting to be too much. I am frustrated because I have worked my butt off trying to make things happen (weekends, late and long hours) and it is never what they want because they do not want me there. I also have to deal with the hostility of three racist women who just don't want me there. Why are women so damned awful to each other on the job? I am trying to figure out what I have done to piss these women off or make these people hate me. I am anxious and irritable about dealing with this toxic work environment. Part of me wants to quit to save my sanity, but it may be months before I get another job because there would be a long gap in employment like almost a year, if I don't list this job. I have thought of talking to my boss and saying something like I cannot give you what you want if I am not allowed to do my job. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hello Everyone, I am in dire need of help with my resume. I have a wide spectrum of experience (teaching, marketing, operations, administrative, etc) so trying to put it on a resume is hard, especially since omitting something also leaves a gap in my employment history. Has anyone experienced this problem? If so, what was your solution? Thanks.