Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

3 Comments

1. AnonymousDecember 1,2025 at 2:35PM UTC

   Pls go back to your university's career placement center and ask for help with both your job search and your resume.

   I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's condition and the need for frequent medical appointments but tread lightly when interviewing, even with a remote position. You will still be on deck to fully perform in the role. Remote doesn't equal a schedule that you choose.

   I raise this to say that remote roles will likely still have work day & hour requirements. So you could be expected to be fully online and responding to emails during a regular 9-5 workday, or whatever an employer might want.

   Rather than lead in interviews with the need for flexibility to take your daughter to doc appts (this unfortunately won't land well with a potential employer interviewing someone who has been out of work for the last seven years) you may want to think about intermittent FMLA one you land a job.

   To your point about reestablishing yourself, you need to get your foot in the door somewhere, prove your value to a new employer, then look at accommodations like use of PTO for doc appts, or intermittent FLMA is the medical requirements are that significant.

2. AnonymousDecember 2,2025 at 4:06PM UTC

   You weren't missing employment your role as caregiver counts. Also being a student whilst doing so counts. Make it positive and show how during the time not in traditional employment you built your skills and now are ready to be productive in a new work setting. Good luck.

3. Elizabeth Stiles WestDecember 2,2025 at 4:25PM UTC

   Definitely get help and advice from the career center at your college, and double-check that your resume has the right buzzwords. I actually think that your story could HELP you get a job, so consider including it in the cover letter as a story of perseverance and resilience, emphasizing that your daughter is doing well and you are able to fully focus on your job during work hours. As I see it, being able to handle all of that while also raising her healthy twin means you could surely handle whatever situations crop up at work.FWIW, if I were an employer, knowing your background would make me MORE likely to hire you. Good luck!