60. You Are More than Your Resume: Turning Life Experience into Confidence

Uncovered: Life Beyond

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As midlife moms who have navigated identity changes without roadmaps, we're sharing what we've learned about translating caregiving experience into professional opportunities when facing a blank resume. We break down some of the emotional and practical aspects of job hunting for those who may have never had an official job title or feel their skills have expired.
• Challenging the myth that resume gaps mean you lack marketable skills
• Understanding how society's devaluation of women's work creates artificial barriers to employment
• Recognizing that managing family schedules, budgeting, and organizing events are valuable professional skills
• Using AI tools like ChatGPT to help translate caregiving experiences into professional resume language
• Identifying strategies to build confidence in job interviews without apologizing or sounding cocky
• Learning alternatives to excessive apologizing in professional settings
• Recognizing that experience matters, regardless of whether it came with a paycheck
• Finding the right support network that offers both encouragement and valuable feedback
Whether you're 21 or 61, you're not too late to make a career change. Your story isn't behind you—it's always unfolding, and we are cheering you on!
Links to Resources

ChatGPT, Google Gemini and other AI models are using your data for training: here's how to stop it (Tom's Guide)

How can I protect my privacy when using ChatGPT? (Boston University))

How To Write A BIFF Response® (High Conflict Institute): Brief, Informative, Friendly, Firm

Deborah Tannen and Language (National Endowment for the Humanities)

18 Sample AI Prompts for Career Exploration

Digital Writing Careers Information Sheet

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Chapters

1. Welcome to Uncovered Life Beyond (00:00:00)

2. Facing the Blank Resume Challenge (00:01:55)

3. The Resume Gap Trap (00:11:47)

4. Translating Caregiving into Professional Skills (00:24:29)

5. AI as a Resume-Building Tool (00:36:52)

6. The "Is It Too Late?" Question (00:52:22)

7. Reclaiming Your Value and Next Steps (01:01:12)