Back to Work After Raising Kids: My Story as a Backend Engineer

This is my 4th year break from 5 years of my career as an Interactive designer. As I'm trying to get back to work, the title naming has changed to something like UI designer or product designer...

As a software engineer, how do you prepare and handle the increasingly challenging tech interviews and get a job offer?

What sort of networking/career support did you have when you came back to the workforce?

What pitch did you present to your prospective employers to sell yourself when explaining your career gap and what were some of the responses you received? How did you overcome negative feedback, if any?

What drove your timing on when to return and what other options did you consider (self employed vs corporate)

What is an average amount of time to take off to raise children without impacting your career/level/pay?

Where on your resume should you put the reason for taking time away from work?

Did you have to downlevel when re-entering the workplace after a break?

1) What’s the best way to prepare for a break if you carry the health care benefits for your family?

If you're taking a break after a particularly tough layoff, what advice do you have for selling yourself in cover letters, initial interviews, etc.?

How do you overcome the gap in your resume? How do you convince the hiring managers to interview you?

What skills would help make me stand out for a position as a developer with WW?

Is the current work for WW freelance or salaried and how did you go from a non-tech BA to a master's in CS? When & how did you learn to program and how did you get employers to notice enough to...

How did you position this "break" on your resume and in-person when going back on interviews?

How can a 40+ applicant with 16 years of corporate experience in product development pivot into a new industry? I have my certification in Human Resources, internship expereince, and I am working...

Do you know of women in other industries (aside from tech) who found it impossible to be hired again after taking time off for family?

How did she get career carity when she decided to re-enter the workplace?

I just had my second child and still deciding if I should try to find a part time job or should I just take a break to focus on my two kids. Do you think you could've done a part time?

I returned to work as a graphic designer after 18 months as a SAHM, then quit 2 years later to pursue graduate school. Unfortunately, that didn't work out and I'm finding it harder to get a new...

Did you earn any income while you stayed at home to raise your kids?

How were you able to get the hiring managers to buy into what you did to keep your skill sets during the break?

I am curious to know how did you reinvent yourself? What was the process like to find that alignment of what works for you moving forward?

How was your come back? I have seen women have to start at a lower pay and position when you are on a break.

With the ever changing technology, how do we stay updated without feeling obsolete?

How was your break from professional life perceived by prospective employers when you started to transition back to work? Did you feel discriminated against, or like they were hesitant to engage...

Can you please explain the process you took to be successful in interviews and how was the transition back to work

What advice would you give to continue to grow your technical skills once you return to work? Thanks!

How do you explain your absence from the workforce during your time at home? Either on resume or in person. How to turn off the judgement around that decision.

I want to get back into the workforce but I don't want to go to a regular 9 to 6 kinda job. I want to know if you have any inputs on how to get into a work from home kind of a career. I was...

How you managed to get rid of hesitation that why industry will accept you at this age instead of young people fresh out of college or young people with some experience ?

Do I need to be up front about the gaps in my history, or wait for them to ask?

Is it a good idea to disclose to the interviewer that you have a career gap because you were a stay-at-home mom?

How did you get started?!

how did the interview process go when rejoining the job force? Did you feel like you had to explain the gaps?

What level of position do you pitch yourself for? I have a friend in HR who told me I was going to have to go back to Junior positions (after a 15 year break) but other people are telling me that...

What were some of the big surprises when you started working again?

I'm a 3 years old twins mom. I'm a computer engineer and been out of jobs market for about 4years. I want to be profesionally inspired again, to be financially independant and continue to grow as...