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[quote=Anonymous]My husband died 2 years ago and my oldest attempted suicide in January. I absolutely must take a lean-out job. The kind of job where a shift ends at 5 pm and by 5:01 all I have to think about are my kids and how to help them through this crisis, how to find time and energy for them. I've been applying up a storm and gotten zero. I need to make this change and I know that no AI robot screener and most HR screeners are not going to let me through the door.

1) I'm thoroughly overqualified for the AA/EA jobs that I've applied for. I know myself to be reliable, diligent, a great communicator, good with details and I know I'd be a very helpful and solid assistant, yet... how do I explain that I need a lean-out job and it does not make me a slacker or uncommitted to doing good work?

2) How do you describe this change in an interview? I don't want to say I need a job I can leave behind at 5:01 pm as I think (as someone who has hired employees myself) I would not hire such a person, believing they will not take the job seriously.

I'd welcome thoughts and help! Please help if you have any advice.[/quote]

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