When Mommy Grows Up

Stay at Home Mom Shannon returns for another episode of When Mommy Grows Up to move from identifying her Career Sweet Spot to writing a new stand out resume and structuring her job search. If you have taken a career break and are returning to the workforce, you might be worried about your “resume gap” like Shannon was. What can I possibly write on my resume that will be interesting to employers? T...

8 years ago, Shannon made a big decision to become a stay-at-home mom, and while being on-call 24 hours a day chasing three kids was a lot of hard work, she loved it. Being home with her kids was fun and she was great at it! Now her youngest is starting kindergarten and Shannon and her family have decided that this is a good time for her to return to work. It makes sense financially, and Shannon i...

Hooray, you got the interview! And then another interview, and another interview, and a rescheduled interview that interferes with your kid’s soccer practice. Modern-day interviewing is a lot, especially as a busy parent who already has a lot on her plate. Ida was feeling the interview pressure too. She was excited that her applications for Customer Success Manager roles were getting into the righ...

Personal branding is a weird term. Instead of preparing ourselves for a job search or career growth, it feels like we're trying to sell toothbrushes!  And honestly, while we’re used to telling stories as moms, it can be pretty scary to think about effectively telling our own stories. That’s how Melissa was feeling as she launched a job search. Melissa is a mom of 1 and a military spouse. She...

Your 20-something self thought she had it all figured out - she graduated, landed a great internship, and got hired. She built herself a tidy, linear path and thought everything else would fit right in.  But after becoming a mom, Jane found herself slowed down a little on that career hike, and she had to admit to herself she also felt like she wanted to explore what seemed like intriguing new trai...

Having children is by far one of the most life-altering events we go through.  So how does a high-achieving woman navigate this confusing, exciting, scary, and beautiful career and life inflection point?  That's our first real mommy growing up story - "Kate," mom of two little ones with a Master's Degree on her office wall and a whole lot of confusion about what fulfillment loo...

Welcome to When Mommy Grows Up: The Podcast! In this first episode, join hosts Becca Carnahan and Marie Tremblay of Next Chapter Careers for a quick peek into their career journeys as working moms. Plus they will share what to expect from future episodes - real stories from real moms that will help you navigate the motherhood identify shift, career changes, work-life balance questions and more. Le...