Transferring your mom skills
Transferring
those Mommy skills to work skills!
I often meet stay-at-home moms
who finally get all their kids in school and realize they want to pick up some
part-time work to help the family out financially or maybe they just want to do
something different. The number one thing I always hear is “But I haven’t
worked in years, what will I put on my resume? When I hear this, I see that as
an easy task when I start examining what I do with the kids and compare that to
the descriptions of the work world. Let’s looks at those skills.
Definition of a mom:
·
Can multi-task
·
Deals with confrontation on a
regular basis
·
Can work under extreme pressure and
deadlines
·
Can work long hours and go for days
with little sleep
·
Can always be counted on to follow
through and is always trustworthy
·
Protective of her people and always
has a servant attitude
·
Always on time
·
Can deliver sensitive material in a
positive way
·
Great at giving directions and
explaining how to complete projects
That sounds like a job description to me!
Look at the chart below and see how
your mom's skills match up!
Now compare your qualities with this
sample job description of a receptionist job and see how they line up.
Description: Receptionist
Receptionist Job Purpose: Serves visitors by greeting, welcoming, and directing them appropriately; notifies company personnel of visitor arrival; maintains security and telecommunications system.
Receptionist Job Purpose: Serves visitors by greeting, welcoming, and directing them appropriately; notifies company personnel of visitor arrival; maintains security and telecommunications system.
Receptionist Job Duties:
- Welcomes visitors by greeting them, in person or on the telephone; answering or referring inquiries.
- Directs visitors by maintaining employee and department directories; giving instructions.
- Maintains security by following procedures; monitoring logbook; issuing visitor badges.
- Maintains telecommunication system by following manufacturer's instructions for house phone and console operation.
- Maintains safe and clean reception area by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/Qualifications: Telephone Skills, Verbal Communication, Microsoft Office
Skills, Listening, Professionalism, Customer Focus, Organization, Informing
Others, Handles Pressure, Phone Skills, Supply Management
How did you match you up?
Pretty similar don’t you think?
Often women underestimate how their life skills they practice every day as a
mother and wife are just as practical as to what is happening in the workplace.
You just have to know how to harness your skills and transfer them over into
the business world. So next time you think you don’t have anything to offer
after being a mom for 15 years just remember you probably would be the most
qualified for the job. If you can make it through 15-20 years of being a mom
you can make it through anything.
If you are transferring into any big life changes then you may want to take my slippers to stilettos course. It helps you transition that mindset for any new change in life whether, job, family or more. Call, email, or message me for details on this class.
Dr. Julie Ducharme
www.leadingbymyponytail.com
www.juliespartypeople.com
leadingbymyponytail@gmail.com
619-206-6822
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