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Are you ready to return to the workforce? 4 Questions to ask yourself!
Are you ready to return to the workforce? You’ve been home for a few years (or maybe more). The park playdates and endless Target runs are starting to take their toll and you’re wondering, is it time for me to go back to work? I get it! I’ve been there. I would sit on my couch during the kids’ naptime and endlessly scroll job postings on Indeed.
But it’s one thing to start to think about whether or not you’re ready and an entirely different thing to make the decision. How can you be sure? Can you be a great mom and have a job? The answer is emphatically yes! But the timing is a little different for each of us. Here are questions to ask as you start to process what’s really going on with you in terms of your readiness.
- Do you find yourself searching job postings online?
- Have you signed up for or thought about signing up for a course, workshop or class?
- Are you finding yourself frustrated with your kids and family and you don’t even know why?
- Are you on a new health plan or find yourself searching for ways to level up and make more out of your life?
These are just a few of the indicators I’ve heard from the moms I work with thinking about or going into tech. Tech flexibility is inherent in the…
