Stay-At-Home Mom Resume Sample

After staying at home to be a dedicated mom for your kids, getting back into the workforce is a daunting task without a strong resume. Our stay-at-home mom writing tips will get you back on your feet in no time! If it’s been awhile and you’d like a reminder on how to craft one, read through our how to write a resume guide and you’ll be ready to go!

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1. Make sure you go with the right format

Different women approach being a stay-at-home mom in different ways. The same should be said about how to choose the right format.

Some moms keep themselves busy by volunteering or serving their community in other ways. For these moms, look to our sample for stay-at-home moms with continuous work experience.

Despite not being “traditional” jobs, the applicant hasn’t stayed idle, which is why she chooses to use a chronological format. In our sample, she uses a resume objective and a format that brings her experience and transferrable skills right to the forefront:

Stay-At-Home Mom Resume w/ Continuous Work Experience

Conversely, some moms will have a gap in their work history. For those that chose this route, a combination format is the best for this because it draws focus to your skills, and less on work experience. This is a great way to have the gap in your work history out in the open without drawing too much attention to it. Note how the professional profile and skills sections are pushed to the top of the page:

Stay-At-Home Mom Resume w/ a Work Experience Gap

Depending on what your stay-at-home mom situation is, make sure you use the format that lets the employer easily see the best in you.

2. Emphasize your transferrable skills

A lot of moms get intimidated by the prospect of job searching because of how they have not been working a “normal” job since becoming a stay-at-home mom. However, they often underestimate what they have accomplished.

Highlighting these skills in terms that demonstrate their value to your soon-to-be employer is the best way to ensure that you are taken seriously during your job search. In the sample below, note how our applicant has identified skills that she used while volunteering for Habitat for Humanity and serving as the PTA Treasurer:

Stay-At-Home Mom Resume w/ Continuous Work Experience

Reframing your experiences during your time as a stay-a-home mom is what’s going to make you seem like a viable candidate for the position you are seeking.

3. Bolster any missing skills through other means

It is entirely possible that while you have been away from the workforce, the industry you want to work in has changed. Perhaps the industry is incorporating more work with computers or other skills that you have little or no experience with, and now employers are looking for these skills on applicant resumes.

If this is the case, don’t panic! There are now alternatives to acquiring these skills than through work experience or going for another degree: online courses or certificate programs.

For example, want to learn coding from the comfort of your home? Try these websites:

• Code Academy
• Free Code Camp

Want to become fluent in a foreign language before tackling the job market? Here are some options to get you there:

• Duolingo
• Open Culture
• Yojik Website

However, if you prefer learning the old school way, take classes at your local community college or at other institutions. You could then add the fact that you took these classes and the skills you learned from them to your resume.

You can look for offline courses through these sites:

• School Finder
• Academic Courses
• Study.com

Once you have gained these new skills, make sure you know how to phrase them in a way that showcases how these skills would be useful for the job your are applying for.

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