Now that you have welcomed your new arrival into your arms, it’s time to think about getting back to work and resuming your career. This has been a whirlwind few months and you could be forgiven for not thinking too long and hard about your career and your employer. However, you have to come down to earth with a bump in many respects and know that you have to make the transition very soon.

Don’t think that you are alone if you feel confused, intimidated and uncertain. Now may be the time to consider online coaching to help you approach this critical juncture in your life from a position of strength.

If you have decided that it is time for you to move on and find a new employer, possibly even a brand-new career, you will need to consolidate your position and build a powerful stance before you approach any new candidate companies. This is the time to fully understand your skill set and to begin calculating why an employer really cannot do without you on the team. This is not the time for nagging worries and you have to develop assertiveness and a supreme confidence, for best results.

Start afresh with a clear mind and a clean sheet of paper and notate all the skills that you have. Go all the way back to school and college and remember all the skills that you picked up there, as well as anything that you can remember from previous jobs and other employment. Add to this list your undoubted skills as a planner and organiser, these vital abilities which you put into practice as you started your own family. Don’t think for a minute that skills must be the subject of some kind of paper qualification, given out by a college, university or other organisation, as the employer will certainly be looking at everything. Rest assured that it is difficult to find great employees, and so your prospective employer will be looking for particular skills, including self-confidence, dedication and motivation.

This is not the time to be downhearted if you have a lack of formal education. Any employee willing to go the extra distance and over-deliver for the employer is worth her weight in gold, believe me. The would-be employer will see this in you and will be more than willing to add you to their team.

Nowadays, online coaching is invaluable when it comes to focusing your mind on what you have to offer, your expertise, abilities and capability. Very often, we are so caught up in our daily lives that we do not realise what we have to offer a would-be employer. Thankfully, professional coaching can also help to balance your challenges when it comes to career and family life.

Whether you are going toward pastures new, or going back toward the old employer, you need to be in a very strong position, either way. Please sell yourself appropriately!!

Amanda Alexander is the Director of Coaching Mums and a widely renowned ICF-accredited coach who delivers professional coaching programmes to working mums across the globe who long for more time, balance and fulfilment in their busy lives. Download our free eBook especially for working mums with 5 easy ways to achieve balance.