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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So....if you don't work for X years the perception is that you lose some skills?  Or just that you're not up with all of the latest and greatest. Because I feel like I could step back into my old job any day and not miss a beat for the most part. Six years out.  I did happen to kick a$$ in that field and felt it was very easy.  Maybe I need to freshen up a bit on the latest & greatest, but most of my job was dependent on people skills.  Which I know are still there, improved if anything, having to deal with irrational short people. Just need to apply those skills toward irrational tall people if I went back. ;)

FWIW, my husband is in the same field and there isn't anything that he's done recently that I couldn't do. And do well.

Ugh. I hate to post on this topic at all. Just curious about the perception - because that is pretty huge. [/quote]

I think you make a great point. In my opinion the bigger obstacle is that is really competitive. If there is a good job out there, a lot of people want it. If you have a gap on your resume it might be a deterrent. I agree you likely haven't lost intelligence or skills.

My job is not rocket science, but in order to do the nuances of writing comment letters, navigating certain issues, dealing with the politics of it all (which is my least favorite part), it did take a few years to learn. It's not intelligence, it's more just learning the go to resources and solutions that you can use quickly and that may take a while to build up in any job. I'm sure it depends on the industry.

We hired a SAHM - out for about ten years - who used to work in our industry. She is only works in a very part time capacity, about 15 hours or so a week, but she is super smart and has been an asset. However, she did have connections in that she used to work for our CEO in a different capacity. I'm not sure they would have hired her just sending in a blind resume, but who knows.[/quote]

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