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Phil's Careers Blog How Amanda Re-entered The Workforce By Phil Gerard It isn't formally Spring but however it sure seems like Spring here today in Vancouver! With the gorgeous sunshine and the chirping birds all over the place it's easy to get into a great temper! And this is my motivation for sharing a excellent news story with you at present. (And perhaps these of you, in colder parts in Canada, who are still scraping ice off your windshield in the morning might find this story no less than somewhat heart-warming, if nothing else.) A few weeks ago, my pal Paul Nazareth of Canada Helps wrote on his blog concerning the challenges and discrimination working moms are nonetheless going through these days. Two weeks in the past my new friend Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising published a guest post on Phil’s Careers Blog â€" Fundraising ONLY! on Gender Bias at Work. I wanted to add one other related issue to their glorious points, one which I even have come across in my experience as a recruiter: The challenges keep-at-residence moth ers face when re-coming into the work drive. I even have met with ladies (and men) who, after taking a career break, are finding it robust to get back into the fundraising sector. One of the widespread challenges is the way to clarify the gaps in your résumé? Many are hesitant to add keep-at-home Mom and somewhat leave a spot. Gaps in résumés are, for my part, by no means good. Folks like myself ask ourselves lots of questions after we see them. My advice is to only full-on address it! There is nothing to cover. You have had a huge job. I am certain you have seen this video? There are two major approaches: One is with a functional résumé where you spotlight your abilities, expertise and competencies quite than a chronological one. Have a have a look at this article on monster.ca for extra info. I favor the chronological résumé myself as a result of it shows profession development. Here is a great article by Lisa Quast in Forbes on tips on how to handle résumé gaps . The se cret is to not be ashamed of the gap, be upfront and highlight the talents you have realized or enhanced. I recently met a tremendous girl with a somewhat eclectic background, from sales to politics. I am calling her Amanda (not her real name in fact). Amanda took a profession break to boost her youngsters full-time and in the little free time she had, this dynamo went out and obtained herself a PhD as a result of she wanted to have the experience and broaden her horizon. She also volunteered as a fundraiser. She even went off and ran for a political position in her neighborhood. Her resume was ignored by many recruiters and I have to confess I was not in a position to assist her discover a job both â€" she was faster and did it all herself! But I knew in my assembly with her that she would succeed. She went out, networked, made connections and believed in her capability. She had no conventional fundraising background either. Just tons of transferable experience. Amanda is a firecra cker! Full of drive and ambition. I knew some smart organization would take an opportunity on her. And at the threat of sounding like a damaged report (these of you who know me have heard this advert nauseam) â€" you got to get out there, network, and discover that organization who will give you an opportunity. And then it's fully as much as you to show yourself and manage your profession. I actually have seen so many aspiring fundraisers succeed with this angle. And right now I am thrilled to announce that last week I acquired an e mail from Amanda telling me that she was provided and accepted a Development Officer job with a widely known charity on the town. These are the emails that make my day â€" if not my entire week. If you learn this submit, Amanda, you understand who you're and I am so happy with your persistence! Congratulations!! And kudos to the group who hired Amanda! You made an excellent catch. On this notice â€" Happy Wednesday everyone! Post navigation Fill in your details under or click on an icon to log in: You are commenting utilizing your WordPress.com account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Google account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Twitter account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Facebook account. (Log Out/ Change) Connecting to %s Notify me of recent feedback by way of email. Notify me of recent posts through e mail. Email Subscription Enter your e mail tackle to follow my NEW blog and keep on top of the latest profession alternatives and fundraising news. Sign me up! Follow On Twitter Browse by Category Phil’s Careers Tweets Error: Twitter didn't reply. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.