It's always tough explaining a 1.5 yr absence from the workforce. If I were you, I'd just tell the truth. Honesty really is the best policy. Were you doing any work at all during this period? There's nothing wrong with some soul searching + moving + study + part time work(?).

Do you know anyone that could hire you even part time in an IT capacity? Even if you were volunteering your time, and could at the end of, say 6 months, say that you now have 6 months IT experience?

Sorry. Do you mean that one of the requirements of the job application was to write a fun cover letter?

Sorry. Do you mean that one of the requirements of the job application was to write a fun cover letter?

Gain some work experience via volunteer work or internships. Show transferable skills. Bring out, in your resume (if possible) how you've completed certain tasks from the field through previous work history. And write a cover letter to explain why you think that this job (although not related to your experience) is…

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Your boss aside, is there any other reason why you want this new job? Focus on that.

Perhaps something to consider would be instead of including the last 30-40 years of experience, tell her to only write about the last 10-20. This will 'hide' her age a little bit, and then she can blow them away during interview with her personality and enthusiasm.

Do you have qualifications in accounting? If you don't, I'd include your qualification regardless. Your experience will count for a lot in this instance if you're applying for accounting roles.

Include the year. Unless you're trying not to show your age! :)

Do you know what you are passionate about? I need a little bit more information before being able to answer that :)

Wait a week :) then email.

This should help you!

Can you take a break and go to Denver for a week or two?

An awful schedule isn't the end of the world. There are ways to get around this! And yes, it might take time to find a job that can be accommodating.

It sounds like that means general opportunities within the company. But don't assume. You never know what it means. Everybody is different in the way that they express themselves.

Explain in your covering letter exactly what you just said here. You've worked with multiple clients so are able to take instruction from superiors. And I'd also be explaining why you're looking to no longer be your own boss, and would rather work for someone else. It needs to make perfect sense to the person who's…

I wouldn't ask questions about pay so soon, unless you're talking to a recruiter. Ask questions about the specific nature of the role, responsibilities and projects, who the manager is, what the team structure is like, why the role has become available, and what are the expectations of the person coming into the role.

Related experience is something you should consider more so! You have another 2.5 years until you finish school? That's more than enough time to find a great job, and build up enough experience in the company to be able to comfortably move into your next role.

Do you mean, years of expertise aren't needed?