What’s holding you back from pivoting to paid work outside the home? For many moms, they think they aren’t qualified after taking a career pause to care for their family. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Moms are building skills daily that are not just desirable in the workplace, but put them at the top of the stack of candidates and land them their dream jobs. The key is to know how to identify these skills and showcase them in a way that translates to the workplace. Below, you’ll find a list of mom skills that are transferable to the workplace and will help you pivot back to paid work successfully.
Land A Job With These Mom Transferable Skills
Everyone knows that moms wear many hats at home, but did you know those hats are also relevant (and sought after!) inside the workplace? Here are some examples:
As a mom who keeps the house, the people, the pets, and the extracurricular activities all running at or under budget, your budgeting skills will wow employers. Learn more about how to showcase your mom budgeting skills.
If your child is cared for by anyone else other than yourself (nanny, babysitter, daycare teacher, school teacher, spouse, partner, grandparent) you are mastering the mom transferable skill of teamwork. Learn more about how to showcase the mom teamwork skill.
You know what your children like and dislike, their quirks, and what motivates them. Take a moment to consider how you got to know your kids so well. It may seem obvious, but spending time with them and actively listening to them in conversations has made you the expert on your children. No one knows how they tick like you do. Learn more about how to showcase your mom relationship building skills.
If you’re a mom, you are no stranger to research. From the moment you found out you were expecting, you have likely spent countless hours poring over information in order to make the best choices for your kids. Birthing methods, feeding plans, parenting techniques, and schooling; medical issues, injuries, and behavior problems. Parents encounter problems that need solving nearly every day. Learn more about how to showcase mom problem solving skills.
If there’s one thing moms learn how to do pretty quickly after becoming a parent, it’s adapt. Unexpected challenges, changes to plans, and sticky situations are part and parcel to mom life. Learning how to stay flexible and think on your feet is key to responding well to the inevitable stresses, demands, and surprises of parenting. Learn more about how to showcase mom adaptability and agility skills.
Summer is coming quickly and that means that our momma brains are already starting to kick into overdrive. School being out for the summer means we have to prepare for rearranging daily schedules for new extracurriculars, summer camps, and vacations. Even during a pandemic, things change from season to season and I’m guessing you are already in your planner looking at the months and days!
Whether you realize it or not, summer time takes a lot of strategic thinking, planning, and adaptability on your part. Rearranging daily schedules for new extracurriculars, summer camps, and vacations is just one example of the complicated logistics it takes to manage family summer schedules. Learn more about how to showcase mom strategic thinking skills.
You communicate with a variety of people on a daily basis to care for your family: coaches, teachers, care givers, extended family, friends, librarians…the list goes on and on. Not only do you communicate a clear message of how to care for your children, you know how to deliver it in a way that is effective and respectful. Learn more about how to showcase (and practice!) mom communication skills.
If you have ever tried to convince a toddler to put on a coat or pick up a room full of toys, you know the power of tapping into what motivates people. With each child, you quickly learn that what motivates one person may have little effect on another, and you adapt your methods accordingly. Learn more about how to showcase your mom motivational skills.
As a parent, you’ve been fully in charge of making changes (some that not everyone likes), improving workflow, and making transitions easier for those involved. Not everyone has the organizational skills it takes to do this. And it’s not easy. But you got this! Learn more about how to showcase your mom organization skills.
Fostering an Environment for Learning and Curiosity
Each child – and adult – is unique, so the challenge all mothers face is figuring out how to foster learning and curiosity in that individual. The initial work that you put into figuring out how to do this is basic problem solving. Learn more about how to showcase your mom fostering environment skills.
Partnering with Parents Pivot
A career pause in a resume is no longer a no-no – you can take the time off you need to focus on motherhood. And when you are ready, Parents Pivot is here to help you transition back to paid work and follow your career dreams. Learn more about our individual and group coaching that helps moms secure jobs after a career pause – from just a few months to 15 years and more!
