Incredible Ideas On Returning To Work As A New Mum

With your new arrival now firmly ensconced within your household, it’s time to consider making the transition back to work. This has been a whirlwind few months and you could be forgiven for not thinking too long and hard about your career and your employer. The time to transition back to the real world is rapidly approaching and this can be quite a bumpy transition, to put it mildly.

It is common for a woman in your position to feel uncertain, confused and a little intimidated. Now may be the time to consider online coaching to help you approach this critical juncture in your life from a position of strength.

You may well have determined that a brand-new career is for you and it’s time to move away from your old employer for one reason or another, so you will need to gather everything around you and build a powerful stance as you approach prospective new employers. Consider exactly why an employer would be interested in talking to you, by fully evaluating your skill set at this time. Above all else, you have to be super confident in yourself and banish any of those nagging worries to the back of your mind.

Take a large, clean sheet of paper and write down all the skills that you possess. Go all the way back to school and college and remember all the skills that you picked up there, as well as anything that you can remember from previous jobs and other employment. In a prominent position, detail the undoubted skills that you picked up as an organiser and planner, most recently as you developed your new family! Don’t think for a minute that skills must be the subject of some kind of paper qualification, given out by a college, university or other organisation, as the employer will certainly be looking at everything. Rest assured that it is difficult to find great employees, and so your prospective employer will be looking for particular skills, including self-confidence, dedication and motivation.

If you do not have a tremendous amount of formal education, never be disheartened. Any employee willing to go the extra distance and over-deliver for the employer is worth her weight in gold, believe me. The would-be employer will see this in you and will be more than willing to add you to their team.

Nowadays, online coaching is invaluable when it comes to focusing your mind on what you have to offer, your expertise, abilities and capability. Sometimes we get so caught up in the moment and with everything else that we have going on, that we overlook or forget what we can really bring to the table. Thankfully, professional coaching can also help to balance your challenges when it comes to career and family life.

Whether you are going toward pastures new, or going back toward the old employer, you need to be in a very strong position, either way. Make sure that you sell yourself appropriately and enjoy your new life!!

Amanda Alexander, Director of Coaching Mums, helps pressure-cooked, stressed working mums who long for more hours in the day. Through her coaching programmes and online life coaching courses, Amanda shows mums how to create fulfilling and successful lives. For your simple 5 step guide to balance as a working mum, download our free eBook today!