Baby Steps: The Path from Motherhood to Career
Reentering the workforce after staying home with children
By: Diane Lang
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Review - 5minutesForMom.com - January 17 2008
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Review by Jennifer, 5MinutesForMom.com
Baby Steps: The Path From Motherhood to Career
Earlier this week I posted a review of a novel about a woman who went back to work after taking a few years off to stay home with her son. I know that is a situation that many of us face, whether we go back to work because of financial necessity, a desire to keep up our career skills, personal satisfaction or a combination of these. In Baby Steps: The Path from Motherhood to Career, Diane Lang has addressed all these key areas in an understanding and gracious way. Reading the book is like receiving advice from a wise and gentle friend. In writing the book, Diane Lang interviewed many working moms. One of the things that she realized was that by definition, a working mom (or a new mom contemplating returning to work) is short on time. Because of this, she intentionally kept the book short. As a child I always selected the longest books possible so that I got the biggest bang for my buck, but as an adult, I agree with her philosophy. In this 56-page book, every word counts. If you are still weighing your options, this book will help you decide if indeed it is time for you to go back to work. If it is, Ms. Lang gives several options that you might not have considered that have worked for some of the women who she interviewed. She covers the resume, the interview, and that transition period from home to work that is full of mixed emotions. You can buy a copy of the book through Bent Tree Press.
Review - MomCentralBookReview.typepad.com - October 27 2007
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Review by MomCentralBookReview.typepad.com
Baby Steps: The Path From Motherhood to Career
This guidebook by Diane Lang clearly had the busy mother in mind. More a pamphlet than a book, it contains within its straightforward 50 pages everything a mother could need to know about leaving the home and going to work – and it can be read and mastered in the time it takes to wait for the laundry. Baby Steps helps moms sort out their decision to work, and it contains advice, warnings, and help for dealing with everything from the job interview to the inevitable maternal guilt. Besides an incredible amount of tips for so few pages, the book also contains related websites to general working Mom information as well as sample resumes and cover letters. Clear, concise, and amazingly comprehensive, this book is a great resource for any mom headed for the workforce, no matter how much time she has on her hands to prepare.
Review - MomsOnTheMove.com
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Review by MomsOnTheMove.com
Baby Steps: The Path From Motherhood to Career
Motherhood is a trade that is absolutely irreplaceable but for many moms, a second job is a definite option. However, for most, the decision to reenter the workforce post motherhood can be a very difficult one. The pressure to fulfill the role of mother and wife can sometimes burden a potential professional life. Thank God for Diane Lang’s Baby Steps: The Path from Motherhood to Career comes. Serving as a reference to mothers who are in need of direction, this easy read will provide mom the confidence and advice to make the next move. Forcing mothers to reflect on important questions like, "what does being a mother mean to me" and "why do I want to go back to work" to "is it financially feasible", Baby Steps allows you to assess what YOUR values truly are. Equipped with advice from other mothers who have had to make similar decisions, the quick read walks mom, who might be a little rusty on her job searching skills, through the basics of searching, building a resume and interviewing. Lang shows mothers that there are different options available that will allow them to balance motherhood with a career. A great read for the mom on the go, Baby Steps shares the emotional adversity in broadening one’s world beyond motherhood to later show that she can make it a positive experience. The book even manages to provide moms with sample resumes and cover letters that are sure to make for an excellent application package. If this is you, then bon-a-petit!!!!
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