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Going back to work after a long time, help!

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Jobhelpplease · 17/03/2022 14:39

Firstly I’ve posted before under a different name so this might be familiar for some.

Due to circumstances, young family, husband working away for continuous lengths of time, moving every few years and no family around us I haven’t worked since my eldest DC was born. (an amount of time I’m ashamed to admit) We now have 3 DC all in full time education and I’m desperate to find a working from home job but just don’t know where to start.

I’m not fussy or picky and will do absolutely anything but every site, job I look at needs experience or references which I’m struggling to find due to it being so long since last worked, one workplace now a completely different building and not convinced my other old manager is actually alive!! (could however find countless character referees)

I didn’t work in an office based job before but it did have admin duties within and have basic but ok IT skills, an excellent telephone manner and good written English. I know my way around most social media platforms quite well and have dabbled in a bit of amateur photography. I would say on whole I’m a good communicator.

What can I do, how do I get started?! My dream would be to do some photography/writing for blogs, (is it ghost writing?!) or online counselling but at the moment I’d settle for an over night call centre to just bring in some extra pennies.

Has anyone been in a similar situation or can give me some good advice, I’d be absolutely delighted with any help.

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DownWhichOfLate · 17/03/2022 15:10

What were your previous jobs? Any qualifications?

Jobhelpplease · 17/03/2022 15:22

@DownWhichOfLate

What were your previous jobs? Any qualifications?
I do have a qualification for my previous job but not something I won’t to go back to and definitely not something I can do online, which at the moment is the route I want to go down.
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Jobhelpplease · 17/03/2022 16:38

Anyone?

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InDubiousBattle · 17/03/2022 16:42

Do you have a degree? Does it have to be wfh?

Jobhelpplease · 18/03/2022 07:08

I don’t have a degree no, WFH would be best as I don’t drive, and there is always chance we might have to move again.

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CapitanSandy · 18/03/2022 09:06

You mentioned online counselling. Have you done any volunteering? Volunteering for mental health charities helped me gain experience and references when I hadn’t been employed before. I now WFH for one of the charities I volunteered at.

Jobhelpplease · 20/03/2022 08:35

@CapitanSandy wow that’s amazing, did you have any relevant qualifications in the field before you started volunteering?

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Knittingchamp · 20/03/2022 09:06

There are loads of freelance job boards out there now online, just sign up and start building a portfolio, you will definitely find work.

CapitanSandy · 20/03/2022 14:23

@Jobhelpplease no I had a degree but in a different field. The role required a good standard of written English, ability to be non judgemental/ empathetic and a commitment to a weekly shift(3 hours) the training for both roles was in depth so that covered everything.

SparklingLime · 21/03/2022 17:27

Have a look on here, @Jobhelpplease: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mature_students

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