tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5814890871474540286.post5095737900819838071..comments2023-08-02T22:34:58.557-07:00Comments on A Mind-Maker-Upper: Stay-at-Home Parents Don't Have a Real JobUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5814890871474540286.post-72773345125548162372014-04-13T20:15:06.840-07:002014-04-13T20:15:06.840-07:00Thanks for sharing. I know so many people will be ...Thanks for sharing. I know so many people will be helped by your comment, not just me. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673086957719337665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5814890871474540286.post-91056108865844983942014-04-12T03:42:41.192-07:002014-04-12T03:42:41.192-07:00Lindsay - I love this, on so many levels. As you k...Lindsay - I love this, on so many levels. As you know, my blog has basically been therapy for me in my transition from working woman to stay at home mom and back again in a form I never expected. I've struggled so much with the labels and my identity, and how I see myself. It's been a huge learning process and I wouldn't trade the time I had at home with my boys for anything in the world - not for more money in the bank or nicer things, which we would surely have if I had worked!! So, I agree wholeheartedly that your time at home has value. Getting that across on a resume is so hard. Ironically, I am now in this part time position at my husband's small firm where I am in charge of hiring people. I interviewed many young candidates for a position last summer, and it was eye opening. I saw a lot of bad resumes :) While we ended up hiring someone right out of college (who is great, by the way) we have talked about how we may have a need in the future for someone like us - a mom, returning to work with that real world/mature experience that can't be replicated elsewhere. I say that just so you know that there are places out there - particularly small family businesses - where the balance between work and home life is not only valued, it is a normal part of the place. Our kids pop in and out of the office on a regular basis. Jim and I are both better workers because of that. And there is no way I'd be in the position I am now if I'd continued to work full time when I had them. I wouldn't have been available, and I probably wouldn't have been willing to step in as the office manager. But because of my time at home, I'd naturally learned many of the skills required for the job. I swore I would never work for Jim, and yet - here I am, and everyone is happy and things are going well. It's great. So, I have faith that God's nudging is the beginning of an awesome plan for you and that when the time is right you will find an employer who looks at your resume, sees the value in your experiences, and smiles.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087223122416380534noreply@blogger.com