Dusting Off My Resume, And Putting It Back

Last week I had a screening call for a potential job. I've been with the same company for seven years, and while I realize I am very lucky to have a working mom friendly 30-hour work week, I've got the seven-year itch when it comes to the actual day-to-day type of work I do.

Either that, or I'm having an early mid-life crisis. But I digress.

As I dialed the number to speak to the interviewer, I had a very sobering thought. I haven’t had a bona fide sit down job interview in more than seven years. I suddenly felt very nervous. My palms were sweaty. And I wasn't even doing a real live interview, just a screening call. Clearly I had lost my touch.

What happened to that zealous career girl from the 90s? The one with the closet full of fabulous power suits? The one who flew on a corporate jet with the company CEO? The one who attended board meetings? She had two babies and decided she'd trade in climbing the corporate career ladder for a job at a small company. She realized the value of a flexible schedule, willingly took a cut in salary so she could work less and pick her daughter up school every day, and she never looked back.…for the most part.

Some days I wonder what it would be like to be a power suit working mama. Then I wake up to find one of my girls has a cold, and I e-mail my boss to let her know I need to work from home for the day. I'm not attending board meetings, but some days I get to work from home in my pjs.

The job opening had sounded like a potential fit, but as the interview progressed I knew it just wasn’t right for me. But, still, I’m glad I took a leap of faith, dusted off my resume, and put myself out there. It was a bit humbling, but I realize that I am in the right place for now. Although I’m not out climbing the corporate ladder, I’m pretty darn lucky.

This is an original Deep South Moms post.

When she's not working on the editorial team for a small business publishing company, Jamie can be found blogging about motherhood and margaritas at BlondeMomBlog.
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