A friend of mine is considering going back to work after spending more than a decade at home with her kids. Life brings us these opportunities and necessities sometimes, as I know very well from my own experience. She asked for some resume ideas. Here's what I thought of, based on my experience.
At-home Mother, 1999 - 2004
Responsibilities:
- Teaching and nurturing two young children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Management of household schedule and budget
- Management of household shopping and meals
- Organizing social events for adults and children
- Orchestrating cleanup and work duties, including supervising children in chores
- Taking charge of all household repairs
- Diplomacy with challenging clientele ages 0 - 5 years
- Negotiation of home and family-related duties with partner
- Keeping records of daily activities through writing and photography
Attributes developed:
- Organization
- Multitasking
- Persistence
- Patience
- Flexibility
- Communication
- Balance
- Motivating others
- Practical skills in household management
What would you add?
6 comments:
I would definately add crisis management!
Also add highly developed ability to reprioritise, multi-tasking, working to tight deadlines and extensive experience in conflict resolution.
Being a mum is great!=)
Combat experience, definitely combat experience. With no pay.
What is an adjective for "willing-to-touch-gross-disgusting-things-that-no-man-would-go-near"?
Heather - I'd say "Hazard negotiation and clearance"=)
I would also add hostage negotiation for those special moments when mommy tried to convince young one that the bottle, binky, blanky needs to stay in the crib or car, lest it be lost!
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