Flexible Jobs for Moms

When moms leave work to spend time with their little ones... it can be gamble if they hope to re-enter the workforce at the same level. Oh, sure, you can go do low-paid temp stuff... but who wants to do that when you've had a good paying job?

Well, a new company appears to be answering a lot of prayers. Momentum Resources was created by moms for moms.

"It's a fabulous opportunity." says Lori Luster. The Alexandria mom left her 60-plus hour-a- week education job after she and her husband Chris had Jack. After about a year, she missed the challenges of work, and they needed more income. She found Momentum, and they found her a great temporary, part-time job working on a graphics project for the company Brightline.

"We help very educated, talented, seasoned professionals find work with reduced hours or flexible roles with really smart organizations," says Jennifer Folsum, Momentum's director.

Since Momentum started up in January... it's been gaining... momentum...with more moms looking for work... and more companies signing them on.

"When they realize they bring someone on with ten, 15 years of experience and a graduate degree for about the same cost as someone right out of college at fulltime, who do you think gets more done, who do you think does higher quality work, who has less training and leave time? It's that seasoned professional," says Folsum.

Lori Luster says her job was great fun, and stimulting with a great group of people. And, the pay was good, right at market level, she says. Now, she's ready for the next job.

Because of the downturn in the economy, Momentum is seeing a new kind of jobseeker, women in their 50s who've retired, now looking work because their medical bills are going up and their pensions are falling.

Folsom says the downturn has also benfitted moms looking for parttime work because that's all some companies can afford right now.

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Momentum's website is:
http://www.mom-entum.com/