Making a Mumback

05/09/2024

Reception and Year 2 🫶🏻 No more babies at home!

No more mums groups, mid-week coffees, park trips or days out….

What a 6 years we’ve had! I’ve been so lucky to work flexibly whilst Lola and Harrison were young.

I didn’t work for a while after finishing maternity leave with Harrison, however by the time he was 15 months in 2019, I was itching to do something.
I joined Hartbeeps as one of their Class Leaders (Imaginator) and led baby and toddler classes across Northamptonshire, then joined the MK branch when we moved house. I hadn’t done anything like this before, but always loved singing, so it really took me out of my comfort zone.

Fast forward to the end of 2021, Lola was coming up 2. I saw an advert on LinkedIn for a Careers Coach. I’d worked on employability projects earlier in my career (2011- 2013) before moving into HR/Training and had achieved my level 3 qualification.
I thought, do you know what, I can do that role. It’s 100% remote which is a godsend.

I was so nervous speaking to my first client (with mum brain, I thought can I actually remember how to do this?!)
But slowly and surely I built up my confidence…

This role has been and is amazing alongside a young family. I can flex my hours, sometimes working in the evening or weekend if I have to, but it means I’ve had quality time with Lola, enjoying days off with her and if the children are poorly etc, I can change my hours.

I’m now studying towards Level 6 Careers Guidance (yes a Degree!) which has been a struggle for most of this year, but now with Lola in Reception, it’ll free up some time for me to focus on it.

So for the moment, I’m not increasing my workload (though the temptation is there to earn a bit more money!) I’m going to try and enjoy the freedom and crack on with my qualification, which has been a major struggle this year.

Are you looking for some guidance? Get in touch 👋🏼

19/03/2024

Today I took some time off work to declutter my life! 9 x bin bags to the tip, plus lots of toys…

The playroom and childrens bedrooms had become overrun with toys, rubbish and clutter!

Children, I think especially girls gather lots of ‘bits’ and if my daughter is like others, she’s got an abundance of soft toys and dolls 🫣🐻

We’re now 9 bins bags lighter and the kids were excited with all the space!

15/03/2024

Just a reminder of the services I offer… I try to keep them very reasonable:

- Full CV Review and Edit £90 (includes 1hr exploration session via MS Teams)
- Add a tailored Cover Letter on for £35

Careers Guidance:
- Mini package £200 (includes CV review, 1 x tailored cover letter and 3 x monthly careers catch ups including an initial in depth careers guidance session.
- 6 months package £350 (includes all above and 6 x monthly catch ups)
- Intensive package £600 (includes all above, however I’m able to tailor your CV & cover letters to multiple roles, weekly or fortnightly catch ups- up to 12 months and offer unlimited text/email support)

10/03/2024

Happy Mothers Day gorgeous ladies 🌷❤️

04/03/2024

Good morning, the sun is shining and spring is in the air ☀️

Apologies that I’ve been quiet over here, as always if you do need some support, please message me…

I’m currently studying my Level 6 Careers Development qualification (a Degree level alongside working and two young children!)

I also work my main role as a Careers Advisor for National Careers Service and CV Writer for Flexible Working People.

Contact details:
📧 [email protected]
📞 07514 084167

08/01/2024

It’s January and we’re back into the school routine 💪🏼

I started my Level 6 Careers Development qualification today, so there’s going to be a lot more juggling my end, but I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows the services I can cover through Making a Mumback.

As an accredited CV Writer though the British Association of CV Writers, I work with each client on a 1-1 basis to ensure I thoroughly understand your background, circumstances and roles/sectors you’re applying for.

Services include:
💡 CV review and edit (can be tailored to a particular vacancy and follow ATS guidelines) £89
💡 Brand new CV from scratch £149
💡 Tailored cover letter (to a particular sector or role) £25
💡 Job interview prep (1hr session) £35
💡 Careers advice and guidance (1hr session) £35

06/01/2024

Happy New Year 2024 🥳

Is finding a new role on your tick list this year?

Stuck in a rut? Not sure what skills you have? Lost your confidence after having kids?

I’m here to help 🙋🏼‍♀️

Making a Mumback has been created to help you find your feet again within the world of work.

As a mum to two small kiddies & living in a busy household, I fully understand…

Maybe you didn’t return to your career after having children, due to the cost of childcare or because your priorities changed.

Did your old job life not fit in with having new responsibilities at home and something had to give…

Or perhaps you didn’t manage to embark on your career fully before having children and you want to re-train…

Whatever your background, experiences or situation, I’m here to support you.

As a fully qualified careers guidance professional, I have been supporting jobseekers since 2011 and I love helping people find the right role/career for them.
(I also have lots of ideas and experience of finding flexible, part time, homebased, flexi-hours type roles!)

January 15% off offers on….
Enquire to find out more details 💡

08/12/2023

I just found this in my notes that I wrote in 2021 and it still resonates so much now… and following on from Mother Pukkas post yesterday that increased flexible working could unlock £55bn to the economy….

I have lots of women who come to me and say I’d like to return to work, but I’ve only been a mum for the past few years.

They’ve JUST been a mum… these women are what keeps the world spinning- so I like to justfully remind them of all the skills it takes to run a home and look after small children.
- Highly organised, self motivated and work to strict deadlines
- Empathetic and caring manner, tailoring their work to clients (childrens) needs
- Reliable, hardworking and a team player 💪🏼
- Zero sick days, turn up no matter what
- Manage multiple projects at once, multi skilled
- Communicating effectively to individuals at all levels (sometimes to very unreasonable demands!)
- Motivate, coach and manage others to achieve deadlines
- Manage spending- accounts and expenditure
- H&S risk assessments- continually assessing risks of environments
- (Not to mention cook, cleaner, nurse, dog walker, DIY)

These women are extremely multi talented, so future employers please don’t write women off because they’ve JUST been a mum… look at the multitude of skills it takes to run a home and to grow, mould and coach our little people 👶🏼👧🏽

12/11/2023

What do you do on a Sunday to get yourself ahead on a Monday morning?

My husband is away this week, so this morning I took myself to Starbucks, with my laptop and got myself ahead on my work….

This week will be about finding small wins to make my life easier, which includes heading out this afternoon for a pub roast dinner!

Hopefully the kids will be full, tired and ready for an early night 🥶

02/11/2023

Back to routine with a bang💥 And dare I say it- inching closer to Christmas!

I can’t believe how quickly this year has whizzed by and I’m feeling so grateful for the freelance opportunities that I’ve taken on- I’m a CV Writer for Flexible Working People, a Recruitment Associate for Amberjack (who manage Grad & Apprentice recruitment for large corporations such as PWC) and I’m a Careers Advisor working on a government funded scheme.

I’m also starting my Level 6 Careers Development next month- eek!

Need a new start? Don’t leave it until January… Get your CV updated and start looking for roles before Christmas 🎅🏼

25/10/2023

Dreaming of a flexible job?

These are the 5 women I would follow on LinkedIn 👇To land that dream opportunity!

1. Molly Johnson-Jones
🚀 Co-Founder & CEO, Flexa
➠ ‘Where every flexible company gets discovered’
↳ Global directory of verified flexible companies

2. Katy Fridman
🚀 Founder, Flexible Working People
➠ ‘The UK’s largest flexible working talent community’
↳ Destination for flexible jobs, resources & support

3. Juliet Turnbull
🚀 Founder & CEO, 2to3days
➠’Because flexibility and equality makes better business sense!’
↳ Supporting senior female leaders seeking flexible career opportunities

4.Laura Holcombe
🚀Sales, Marketing & Leadership hiring expert
➠’CV Reviewer, Talent Obsessor’
↳ Everything from CV Reviews to Flexible Working Advocacy

5. Emma Cleary
🚀Founder, Flexibility Matters
➠’Flexibility Matters - For Work and Life’
↳ Recruiting candidates to work for future-minded companies

23/10/2023

Half term day one ✔️

Anyone else juggling children, work and everything else in between this week?

For once I’ve decided to take nearly the whole week off… Just working one day!
(Which probably means I’ll be working every evening this week), but I’m so grateful that I have the opportunity to flex my hours as suits.

Here’s a snap of us at the local pumpkin patch 🎃 swimming tomorrow! 🏊🏼‍♀️