Diskin: They're looking for a few good moms
By Colleen Diskin
January 9, 2008
The Mommy Hunters are on the prowl.
Did you leave a promising but all-consuming career to stay home during the preschool years? Have your corporate credentials collected dust while you served as a Scout leader or a PTA volunteer?
Not to worry. The Mommy Hunters want YOU.
Their pitches may not sound as aggressive as an Army recruitment ad -- not yet, anyway. But a new career-assistance industry has emerged recently, looking to match moms who want to keep a toe – or even a whole leg -- in the working world with companies that are open to flextime and career sabbaticals.
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