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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.   I am not an impulsive person and usually I really think through things before committing to anything., Going back to work was one big impulsive mistake that I made. In my situation, I should have waited for kids to leave home and evaluated how my day to day life looked like,.  Thankfully, this whole episode has made me realize that I am dispensable at work but indispensable at home. Gave notice but they want to retain me and have come back with many great options that are very attractive. I have decided to pass. Not working for money, so my own personal time right now is precious.
 
Some posters asked how to get into the game.  You need to have the credentials in your own industry to get back to the working world but generally the following helped me (along with existing network of people who can give me jobs  :wink: ). 
1) Be up to speed on any tech and office skills you may need. Microsoft 356/office,  Photoshop, Visio, Flow, Skype, and even the lowly snipping tool that has proved indispensable for me. https://products.office.com/en-us/products - check these out.
2) In your volunteer work, take on tasks that are hard and people shy away from   - administrative, project management, marketing, website support, power point presentations and slides, organizing events for charity,  social media presence, accounting and tax prep,  soliciting corporate donations, proposal writing, applying for grants, creating training videos and documents, promotional materials etc.  
3) Get comfortable with having a digital footprint but curate carefully, do not overshare - blog, fb, youtube, IG, Twitter, polling tools, Linkedin, 
4) Use your smartphone features fully. There are some great apps that are available to simplify your life.  . 
5) Use online businesses for a variety of services
6) Write a daily status report and send to your boss. It does not matter if they ask for it or not. Have an open word document on your machine, and keep updating it throughout your day.

Good luck to people who are trying to get back into the workforce.[/quote]

I’m a little curious about what industry this job was in, b/c those skills would be had by just about any recent grad?  How did you differentiate yourself?[/quote]

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