Putting Your Parenting Skills to Work

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Use your parenting skills to tackle anything that work can throw at you.

Ken's interviewing for a new salesperson. As he reads through Casey's list of skills, he's dazzled: time management, conflict resolution, leadership, resilience, and patience, to name a few. "Wow, that is a very impressive résumé, Casey. Where did you pick up all of these skills?"

"Oh, I'm a mom!" replies Casey proudly.

As Casey's résumé demonstrates, parents have a lot of valuable skills to bring to work. But parents often downplay them and, sadly, employers can fail to appreciate them.

Yet research shows that these "hidden" abilities can enrich your résumé, and help you to get ahead at work when they are recognized by good employers.

In this article, we'll help you to identify and "sell" your transferable parenting skills, whether you're already working or preparing for a return to work.

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