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[quote=Anonymous]I was a SAHM for 5 years when my kids were younger. I'd had a demanding professional career before that for over 10 yrs. When I left to stay home I knew there was a good chance it would be hard to return, so I used those years at home to prepare for an eventual career change.

It was a long haul, but now I'm established in another field at age 50. Getting my first job after grad school in my new field wasn't easy because I was competing against candidates nearly half my age. I found that my one major advantage over them was maturity and life experience, and I really play this up in job interviews. I needed to convince hiring committees that I brought something to the table that my younger peers did not. I found that some employers at least were receptive to this argument; I think others' weren't. I received feedback at one point that an employer wouldn't be likely to hire me because they thought as someone older, from a previous career, I'd be "hard to manage." I think this meant I'd speak my mind and not just do what I was told. Well, that's fine with me. A manager threatened by that isn't someone I'd enjoy working for.

Anyway, I found a very nice place to work in the end. I think there are jobs there, you just have to persevere and know how to market yourself. SAHM's unite![/quote]

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