隨著生活的日益現代化，人們的家庭結構也發生了很大變化，通常都是父母與一個孩子的三口之家。可是除了孩子以外，夫妻雙方往往也有二老在堂，很自然地就產生了較大的經濟壓力。很多家庭在孩子出生後，一方——通常是母親——會選擇在家全職照料，但時間一長就會在財政上捉襟見肘，不得不選擇再就業。可是在經過一段事業空白期後，要再找到合適的工作並不容易。今天就來給希望再就業的“全職媽媽”們介紹幾個再度就業時的技巧。
Highlight Related Activities 突出相關活動
You need to convince employers that you have the skills and experience to do the job, so your resume's content must actively sell you. When writing about your time out of the paid workforce, only include activities that back up the skills relevant to your career goal.
你需要說服你的老闆，讓他知道你有足夠的能力和經驗來做好這份工作，所以你履歷的內容必須努力把你“推銷”出去。在描述你不工作的那段時期時，只需寫上那些與你職業目標相關的專業技能的活動就可以了。
Most women who stay at home for a period of time are not just doing laundry and homework oversight. And most women are involved in significant volunteer efforts, and that is the experience that should be included in a resume.
大多數在家裡呆了一段時間的女性不是隻在家裡洗衣做家務。她們都會參加一些重要的志願活動，這些經歷都應該寫到履歷裡。
You can highlight the following activities on your resume:
在你的履歷中，以下活動是應該著重突出的.：
Volunteer/community 志願者或社團活動
Continuing education 繼續教育
Freelance projects 自由職業
Professional development 職業發展
Work-at-home/self-employment 在家的工作專案和給自己打工
Should You Use a Job Title? 是否該添上一個“工作頭銜”呢？
There's conflicting advice about whether to give yourself a job title and job description for your role as a parent. If your homemaker activities are related to your job target, it makes sense to draw attention to your parenting activities and accomplishments.
作為一名“專職父親”或者“專職母親”，是否該給自己加上一個“工作頭銜”和一段“工作概況”呢？對此大家意見不一。如果你所做的家務與你的工作目標相關的話，讓招聘者注意到你的養育工作和取得的成績將會很有用。
For most people, though, it's best to avoid including parenting as an actual job on the resume. We personally feel that there is no need to dress up time at home with silly titles like homestic Engineer. The important thing is to identify how you have continued to use your business skills in the time you have been out of the workforce. And if you truly have had nothing but child care and household responsibilities, it would be a good idea to get involved in some volunteer activities that require business skills -- managing committees, writing newsletters, handling budgets, etc.
但是，對於大多數人來說，最好不要在履歷中把養育孩子當作真正的工作。我們感覺沒有必要用像“家庭技師”這樣無聊的頭銜來修飾自己在家的那段經歷。最重要的是你需要指出在你沒有工作的那段時間，你是如何繼續運用你的工作技能的。如果除了帶孩子和做家務之外，你真的什麼都沒幹的話，去參加一些要求工作技能的志願者活動是個不錯的主意，比如說管理委員會、撰寫時事通訊或者處理預算等等。”
好的簡歷必須有好的格式，對於全職媽媽們來說就更是這樣，因為你要以全新的態度面對新的挑戰。以下建議或許會有幫助。
Select the Best Format 選擇最好的格式
According to Linda Matias, president of the National Resume Writers' Association and Career Strides, the right format is critical to getting noticed. Matias suggests that parents avoid chronological resumes and consider using a combination format. A chronological resume can eliminate a parent's candidacy in seconds, she says.
美國履歷書寫協會和Career Strides公司主席琳達?馬提斯認為，正確的格式對於履歷能否引起招聘者的注意至關重要。馬提斯建議父母們要避免使用年序履歷的格式，可以考慮使用多種形式相結合的模式。她說，年序履歷會直接導致“專職父母”被淘汰出局。
Parents who have been out of the workforce for a number of years and have minimal alternative experience such as volunteer work may need a functional resume. Although functional resumes are not preferred by hiring managers, this format allows you to emphasize your skills while downplaying your employment history.
對於那些已經多年沒有工作並且在志願者活動方面經驗也很少的父母來說，他們可能需要一份功能履歷。儘管招聘經理們不太喜歡功能型履歷，但是這種格式不僅能夠讓你突出自己的能力，同時也可以將你的工作經歷那部分內容輕描淡寫地應付過去。
Be Honest 做一個誠實的人
Anyway, this is the most simple but important point. Use your cover letter to briefly explain your recent gap, but emphasize that you have kept your skills up-to-date and are energized to return to the workforce.
不管怎麼說，這是最簡單但也是最重要的一點。在你的求職信裡簡要地說明你最近的工作空檔，但是同時也應該強調你一直不斷提高和更新自己的職業技能，也有足夠的精力回到工作中來。