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Looking for a new job is often characterized as being a full-time endeavor. The same goes for raising children. So it’s no wonder that single parents report struggling with balancing both.
Some 44% of single parents in the US have had to turn down job interviews because of scheduling constraints, a recent survey from career and outplacement services firm Careerminds found. Data also showed that childcare was the primary inhibitor of single parents’ ability to schedule interviews, cited by 68% of respondents, along with school drop-offs and pick-ups, and after-school activities. Two-thirds of parents said they’d considered not applying for jobs