Then Don’t Miss This Interview with the Job-Share Pair for the Definite Guide to Job-Sharing.
A job share scheme is ideal for many mums striving for a better work-life balance, but how can you make it happen? And how do you sell it to your employer? On this episode of the Work It Like A Mum podcast, your host, Elizabeth Willetts, chats to Rachel Maguire and Hannah Hall-Turner, better known as the Job Share Pair, about how to launch and thrive in a job share partnership.
Rachel and Hannah tell Liz about their careers before their job share and how they formed a partnership. They give the ins and outs of their job share scheme and tell Liz what their company and stakeholders thought of working with a team of two. Then, you’ll hear how Rachel and Hannah set up their own business to provide consultancy services for employees and employers ready to take on the challenges and benefits of working in a job share.
This episode of the Work It Like A Mum podcast is packed with practical tips on job shares, like how to find your ideal job share partner and what your performance appraisals look like when you’re in a job share. To hear more great episodes just like this one, subscribe to the Work It Like A Mum podcast.
If you haven’t already, check out this LinkedIn Live Hannah and Rachel previously did with Liz, where they give more expert advice about how to thrive in a job share.
Timestamps
[3:35] How the Job Share Pair got together and what made their partnership a success
[7:33] So, what did their company think?
[9:57] What the stats say about job shares
[12:23] Hannah’s guide to finding your ideal job share partner
[14:00] Confidence loss, relationship building, work-life balance: The teething problems of job sharing
[18:25] Job share or job split: What could work for you?
[20:10] What do stakeholders think of working with job share partners
[21:42] How appraisals work with job share partners
[23:50] “We just felt so passionate about job sharing”: The origins of the Job Share Pair consultancy service
[26:34] The services Rachel and Hannah offer through the Job Share Pair
[28:30] What advice would the Job Share Pair give to employers?
[30:44] The most challenging and exciting bits about setting up a business
[31:50] What’s next for the Job Share Pair?
[34:27] Where to go to find out more about the Job Share Pair
Show Links
The Job Share Pair on Instagram
Hannah Hall-Turner on LinkedIn