January 24, 2009
Why is it difficult for stay at home moms to find jobs?
I have been a sty at home military wife for the last 4 yrs. i am currently going through a divorce and recently moved back to NE with my parents. I am a full time college student and single mother. Money is tight and I need to find a job, possibly one in finance bc that is my major. After filling out several applications, nobody has responded. Why? My impression is that they see the lapse in employment over the last 4 yrs. and assume the worst, taking into consideration my young age(24). Any tips on how to get the first interview and when i do get the first interview how do i approach/explain the lapse in employment while chalking up the skills and experiences that i have that would make me great for the position?
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Comments on Why is it difficult for stay at home moms to find jobs?
Did you do any volunteer work in that time? You could possibly list that. For the time being you may just have to “settle” on a job that is not in finance. Just keep writing those resumes and filling out applications. Good Luck! I know that it is hard, just hang in there. I have gone through similar experiences being a military wife and a stay at home mom.
You have to continue applying for jobs. Once I went on 17 interviews and on the 18 th interview I got the job.
Write yourself a nice resume, include your skills. Being a single mom is a hard job, you are doing it. This tells me you are very talented.
First of all if you don’t hear from them, then you need to call them. You should keep bugging them until you get a response, whether it be positive or negative. Then you would know. You need to put on your resume under job experience the years that you devoted to being a stay at home mom. Example: 2003-2007 Stay at home Mom/Domestic Engineer. Then you can explain all the jobs you had to do as a stay at home mom. The big misconception is that people perceive stay at home Moms as being lazy. Well, that is far from the truth as you already know. There are many jobs you performed. Accountant, Cook, Health Provider, Maid and so on if you get the drift. Just having that on your resume will spark interest in them to ask. And by all means put that detailed job information down. I am a stay at home Mom and have been for almost 6 years. Not exactly by choice (injury), but regardless, I have many jobs I perform everyday. Good luck…
Yes, it some tough competition out. You have to make sure to sale yourself during these interviews. I would post my resume on jobsites and temporary service agents website. The sites I would recommend are monster, careerbuilder, hotjobs, dice, computerjobs.com, and I would try these sites out
I would go in the person to these places. I would try working at an bank as an teller or financial associate.Good Luck and Best Wishes!