| In 2000, about 77% of women in the prime
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| | You should assess your computer skills.
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| ages of 25 to 54 were in the workforce.
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| | It is very important to know what skill
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| However, the tide has turned and mothers
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| | levels you posses in the software
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| challenged with balancing careers and
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| | packages you would be required to use on
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| family have decided to drop out of the
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| | a job. If your skills are not as sharp as
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| workforce. Yet, at home, they find they
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| | they should be, then pursuing software
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| long to use their skills in a way that
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| | training is the next logical step.
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| contributes constructively to a business.
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| | Legitimate employers want employees who
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| They hope for a flexible work schedule
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| | have the skills that apply to their jobs.
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| and time with the family to create work
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| | Beware of ads that say "No Skills
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| life balance.
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| | Required". What would you be doing that
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| They know that one day they will re-enter
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| | requires no skills? Think about it.
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| the workforce full-time. Some may have to
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| | If you were in a field that is greatly
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| return to the working world, for one
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| | affected by technology, policy changes or
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| reason or another, long before they
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| | other advancements, being out for even a
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| thought they would. They know that when
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| | few short years can make skills obsolete.
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| they do attempt to return, the gap in
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| | If you wish to return to that field we
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| their resume will create a huge
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| | also suggest that you keep up with the
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| disadvantage. So, they are thinking
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| | happenings in that industry. Stay
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| ahead. They want to fill that gap with
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| | connected to their previous employer,
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| flexible, part-time work. They'll have
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| | their industry associations, journals and
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| references and marketable skills to show
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| | other publications. Take classes to
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| for their time away from full-time work.
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| | update skills and stay in the game.
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| At Smart Moms Online we encourage
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| | Often, moms returning to the workforce
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| Stay-at-home moms to think ahead to the
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| | choose to pursue a totally new field.
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| day they may return to work. The time to
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| | They may have decided their old field is
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| prepare for returning to work will come
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| | too demanding for them at this stage of
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| at different stages for different women.
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| | life. Or, they just want to do something
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| Some begin planning within months of
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| | different. Wouldn't it be great to
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| being at home. For others it is only
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| | explore your interests to determine where
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| after a few years that they feel ready to
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| | you belong?
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| make that decision. Whatever the timing,
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| | Did you know that evaluating your
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| if you are a stay-at-home mom, we advise
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| | strengths and weaknesses may help you
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| you to put more than thought into it.
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| | develop a better resume or sell your self
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| Pursue work-at-home opportunities to gain
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| | stronger on a job interview?
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| experience for your resume.
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