023 - a homeschool mom's resume

Just hit submit on my first job application. Whee! This one is for a copywriting job with Doist—they make my favorite to-do app and they have what looks like an amazing remote working culture.

Chances are very very slim (see: amazing remote working culture = many applicants) (also see: no corporate experience), but it was a great exercise in getting my resume and myself together. I’m Pretty Happy with what I submitted, so woohoo for me and we’ll see what happens. <pats self on back>

And yes, I have indeed managed to create a resume for myself detailing the skills I acquired and used in my previous career as Homeschool Mom (Full Time).

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A Home School Mom’s Resume

I’m educated

Bachelor of Music in Music Education (vocal emphasis), La Sierra University
+ Honors Program
+ Cum Laude
Marie Forleo’s B-School (for entrepreneurs)
Marie Forleo’s CopyCure (copywriting for entrepreneurs)
Certified doula
Certified birth photographer

I’m experienced

Musician and music teacher (private and ensemble) 2002-2021
Blogger 2008-2016
Homeschooling parent to four children 2007-2022
Doula and birth photographer, business owner 2018-2022
Adjunct professor, La Sierra University, 2020

This is who I am

Homeschool mom of 15 years entering the work(for pay)force

🏆 I lead my team to glory

Created radical, counter-cultural vision
+ Turned vision into actionable steps
+ Implemented multi-year execution

Designed and developed value-driven team culture
+ Created and maintained custom-built systems and processes for a small team, capitalizing on individual capabilities
+ Created learning experiences tailored to a wide variety of learning styles
🔥Burning question: How can I make this extremely clear?
🔥Burning question: How can I help people to understand and apply this concept?
+ Conducted regular and effective performance reviews of team members
+ Increased team efficiency and satisfaction

💯 I’m the ultimate manager of one
Self-starting self-manager
+ Reliant on internal motivation and validation
+ Conducts regular and effective personal performance reviews
+ Creates financial goals and maintains large budget
+ Skilled meta-learner, constantly researching, learning, sourcing, and thinking

Problem-solving extraordinaire
+ Sees what needs to be done and does it
+ Continually evaluating, problem solving, and creating responsive solutions
+ Efficiency expert with a special interest in processes and systems
+ Decisive
- Takes calculated risks in high stakes situations
- Efficiently handles large volume of incoming information and tasks
- Used to working in fluid, unpredictable situations

💻 I’m a writer
Copywriting for my small business
+ Website copy
+ Email marketing
+ Setting up CRM funnels — onboarding sequences, etc.
+ Courses
+ Newsletter
+ Blog
+ See my portfolio
Curricula and courses in a variety of fields
Blogger
+ Blogger 2008-2016
+ Guest blogger 2017-present
+ Personal Substack 2022-present
Liturgies and other spoken word pieces for local church
Resumes and technical writing

Personally…

Constantly expanding worldview with an emphasis on deep learning
Classical soprano. Career highlight: Queen of the Night, 2018 👑
Committed to anti-oppression work—personal and systemic
The thing I love most is being with my children and not being with my children
Grew up in Guam🇬🇺, lives in California🇺🇸, wants to go to New Zealand🇳🇿

📚Currently reading:
❤️ 🔥 Romance novels written by South Asian authors:
+ Sonali Dev
+ Uzma Jalaluddin
+ Sajni Patel

Memoirs and books about memoir
+ Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob
+ Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos
+ Heating and Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann Fennelly

🤔Currently thinking about:

🌍 The people who bear the bulk of domestic labor (primarily women) are the biggest untapped market in productivity. If they have better tools and routines for managing the mental load, it will free up the time and energy necessary to create social and systemic change.

See my portfolio
Doist version of resume

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