Job Search Day 1...

Well, here I sit. After being at home for six and a half years, it's time to go back to work. Where do I start? What do I want to do? Big questions...

Step 1: I polish up my resume. Make a version for several different types of jobs I'm considering. Put together a website and sent it to a few people for feedback. Check!

Because my kids are still young, I think I want to be more of an in-house resource to a company. I love analyzing research, putting together presentations, giving presentations. Maybe an Integrated Marketing Manager? Maybe an Executive Admin for a high-level marketing executive. YES! I could do that.

Step 2: I go to the usual suspect websites: Indeed, Ladders, LinkedIn. I find some interesting Executive Assistant positions posted. I apply. Wow! Applying for jobs in the technology age--many of them blind postings. No one to follow up with. But, a few have company names and I attempt to follow up.

So, I email a follow up. No response. Wait a day. Then I call...and am told that I have no experience as an Executive Assistant, so good luck. WHAT??!!

I started as an assistant. I've been an executive. I have had assistants. I've trained those assistants. I've been managing the family calendar, finances, travel itineraries, taxes for over a decade. But, I don't have the skills to do it for money? Hmmm....this is going to be more challenging than I thought.

However, after receiving that crushing tidbit of information, I was given a gift. The recruiter referred me to a great company called the Apres Group. It's 100% dedicated to getting moms back into the workforce. This is exactly what I need! I am going to explore the Apres Group today.

Stay tuned....this is going to be an adventure!