Career experts Charles Purdy, Cali Williams-Yost and Maggie Mistal share their best tips for finding a job that will allow you to achieve a healthy work-life balance. For more career tips, visit the Monster Facebook page at http://mnstr.me/GT7hds or follow @MonsterCareers and the #MWChat hashtag on Twitter.

1. #MWchat:
Achieving Work-Life Balance
in Today's Workplace
*Part Two*

2. Career experts share advice on finding a job
with a flexible workplace
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3. Who Are Our Experts?
@MonsterCareers @CaliYost @MaggieMistal
Charles Purdy Cali Williams-Yost Maggie Mistal
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4. What are some of the differences in Gen Y,
Gen X & Boomer attitudes towards work-
life balance?
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5. Gen Y has a greater, intuitive comfort with remote
working, everyone has work-life fit to manage.
- C. Yost
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6. Gen Y sees much less of a division between "work" and
"life." They expect the two areas of their life to combine.
- C. Purdy
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7. Gen Y expects to like their
work, and therefore it seems
less like “work”. Gen Y often
puts family and friends before
their career.
- M. Mistal
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8. How can job seekers identify companies
with flexible work environments?
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9. Ask current and past employees and interview
your prospective boss to find out what flexibility
means to them.
- M. Mistal
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10. Research companies on their "About Us" page
& work your network to find out.
- C. Purdy
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11. Look at “best of” lists for company ideas. Those list are
not perfect indicators, but are a good start. I highly
recommend When Work Works (FWI/SHRM), an
employee-based site.
- C. Yost
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12. What are some work-life balance questions
job seekers should ask of prospective
employers?
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13. Ask how performance is measured. They should
give clear answers, so it's not just about "desk
hours.” Also make sure flexibility is a company
policy, not at the whim of managers (a new boss
could "change the rules").
- C. Purdy
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14. Be very careful using the term work-life "balance" in
an interview, since employers tend to hear "work
less," not work differently.
I’d suggest asking - "Tell me about typical day? Do
people work flexibly?" That way it's not so much
about your work-life fit, but a more general question.
- C. Yost
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15. I’d recommend asking
"What matters to you
more in terms of
performance - face time
or results?
- M. Mistal
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16. Thanks for joining us for Part Two of the Work-Life
Balance #MWchat recap. For tips on achieving work-
life balance, read Part One.
Comments or questions? Reach us at #MWchat or
@MonsterCareers.
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17. Here’s a little more info about our experts
@MonsterCareers @CaliYost @MaggieMistal
Charles Purdy is Cali Williams-Yost is Maggie Mistal is a well-
Monster’s job search a work-life flexibility renowned career and life
and career expert. You expert. She blogs at coach. She hosts
can find his advice at worklifefit.com and “Making a Living with
MonsterWorking.com. contributes to various Maggie” on Martha
national publications. Stewart Live Radio.
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18. Additional Resources
Escape the 10 Tyrannies of Work/Life "Balance”: http://bit.ly/PuVGFq
Career vs. Family – Can You Have It All?: http://bit.ly/StLU3k
3 Keys to Finding Legitimate Work From Home Opportunities:
http://bit.ly/HWH0eb
How to Get a Flexible Schedule: http://mnstr.me/axD3qE
Top Four Work-from-Home Scams: http://mnstr.me/9O1l1o
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19. Thank You
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