Tips & Tricks for Advancing in Your Career While Being a Parent
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Being a parent and having a career can feel incompatible. How can you be responsible for someone else's daily wellbeing, take care of yourself, AND grow your career?
Pluralsight’s Amy Dredge is proof that it is possible. She never thought she could be a mother and the sole breadwinner...
Being a parent and having a career can feel incompatible. How can you be responsible for someone else's daily wellbeing, take care of yourself, AND grow your career?
Pluralsight’s Amy Dredge is proof that it is possible. She never thought she could be a mother and the sole breadwinner in her family, but she’s doing it every day in a way that is sustainable and fulfilling. In this chat, Amy will share tips and tricks that she has learned along the way that can help you achieve your dreams– at home and at work.
You’ll leave this chat with:
- Time allocation strategies to help you focus on what's most important
- Mindset tools so you can be your biggest champion
- Advice on how to advance in your career while taking care of others
Meet The Speaker
In ten years, Amy grew from a new Computer Science graduate to Pluralsight's Head of Technology Center of Excellence. At that same time, she created her family which includes three children, now ages seven to one. Amy is passionate about software engineering, team collaboration, and sustainable practices and she loves to serve in her community, run, cook, and garden.
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Not a parent but looking for work
By: JodiePosted on 2021-07-26 -
Im not a parent but interested.
By: Frederick, Event Management ConsultantPosted on 2021-07-26 -
Any suggestions on how to approach delegating parenting (and adulting - let's be honest) responsibilities between parents while minimizing conflict? The brunt of logistics tend to fall on one...
By: Mo, Business Office CoordinatorPosted on 2021-07-26 -
Any tips and specifically for newly adoptive parents and single parents? Thank you!
By: PamelaPosted on 2021-07-24 -
How can I successfully switch careers while being in the throes of the infant stage? 😭
By: AnikaPosted on 2021-07-24 -
What is the best tech direction for no experience and need a job immediately
By: Christina, Software Engineer StudentPosted on 2021-07-23 -
What tips and tricks can you share about time management for self-care, quality time with children, household chores and excelling in your career? What supports and conveniences are worth it for...
By: Sarah, Executive Sales DirectorPosted on 2021-07-23 -
Juggling work/home life is difficult enough as a parent, but add in home life in a special needs world, and you find yourself having to choose one or the other! Any thoughts on successfully...
By: Lisamarie, SalesPosted on 2021-07-23 -
The balancing act is affecting my husband too. He isn’t use to seeing me occupied with all the behind-the -scenes responsibilities like being on the phone with doctors offices, or on...
By: JenniferPosted on 2021-07-23 -
what are three children names?
By: JennehPosted on 2021-07-23 -
How much important is having a partner if you want to have a family and grow your career? Is it possible even as a single mother?
By: Francesca, Frontend DeveloperPosted on 2021-07-23 -
I want a freelance job so can have a balance life with family and work.
By: Nuniek, Commercial Development DirectorPosted on 2021-07-23 -
How to restart working after a long break.
By: Sajida, System AnalystPosted on 2021-07-23 -
No, l love to hear more about this fields are
By: RosePosted on 2021-07-22 -
do you have farsi language?
By: IrajPosted on 2021-07-22 -
How to keep your career projection during your parental leaves?
By: Shisi, Backend DeveloperPosted on 2021-07-22 -
What 3 skillsets that you posess have held the most value for you while acheiving your at-home working career?
By: Veronica, Production directorPosted on 2021-07-22 -
how to know what you want to do.
By: Brooke, Sales and MarketingPosted on 2021-07-22 -
What administrative jobs are available to work from home?
By: GladPosted on 2021-07-22 -
Need tips for returning to work in approximately 8 - 12 months, managing three children, and returning to an industry that I have been out of for several years.
By: Anna, Program/Project ManagerPosted on 2021-07-22 -
What is the main tip you give to moms trying to break into the tech field who have a CS degree?
By: JEANVALLY, Software EngineeringPosted on 2021-07-22 -
I have been in outside sales for years. How do I promote my skill towards this type of position?
By: Linda, Account ManagerPosted on 2021-07-22 -
How can one effectively manage 3 boisterous under 7 kids, the home front and still meet work deadlines?
By: AnuriPosted on 2021-07-22 -
What would your best advice be for a single mother trying to work from home with a 4month old? How did you find what you were passionate about?
By: AlainaPosted on 2021-07-22 -
How do you c your employer to let you work remotely?
By: ChantelPosted on 2021-07-22 -
I am a mother of 3; 4 month old baby girl, 7 y/o girl and a 10 y/o son with autism. A few of interests are practicing ballet, piano & singing, and rock climbing. I love to include my older...
By: Brittany, Home health aidePosted on 2021-07-22 -
how you can work efficiently without feeling bad about leaving your children at home?
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Looking for job in data analyst
By: Fraz, IT AnalystPosted on 2021-07-22 -
How hard is it balancing home life with the children there all day and working from home.
By: Valerie, Administrative AssistantPosted on 2021-07-22 -
How do I communicate my transferable skills to remote jobs?
By: Kimberly, Parole InvestigatorPosted on 2021-07-22 -
Have you dealt with burnout while working from home + parenting? How did you manage it?
By: CarolinePosted on 2021-07-22 -
What are some careers that has the best guaranteed flexibility
By: Tashana, WriterPosted on 2021-07-22 -
How to balance professional and being a parent life.
By: KaminiPosted on 2021-07-21 -
It seems in order to 'have it all' we have to learn to say no. What are your time protection strategies that allow you to say no without looking like you are not a team player, or are not fully invested?
By: LynnettePosted on 2021-07-21 -
Any tools/apps you’d recommend that help you manage both you and your families time/life?
By: ShannonPosted on 2021-07-21 -
What are your thoughts on needing a flexible work schedule when it comes to balancing family life, career, and self care? Have you found this to be a realistic expectation for tech employees, and...
By: Dianna, Fullstack DeveloperPosted on 2021-07-20 -
Can you share with us how Pluralsight’s culture helps all employees feel included at work? How, specifically, do you feel seen, connected, supported and proud?
By: Erin, Manager|Cybersecurity Awareness & TrainingPosted on 2021-07-20 -
What are some of the most effective ways to build a diverse engineering team in a fast pace environment (start up) while not taking away from your employees parent / family life?
By: BradPosted on 2021-07-20 -
In the same way as companies hire head hunters to look for employees, are there any 'job hunters' that busy moms can hire to find that needle in the haystack for them?
By: Juana, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2021-07-20 -
How do you avoid complete and utter burnout? Is it really possible to be an amazing parent, fantastic employee, and still have time for yourself?
By: Ashley, Data ScientistPosted on 2021-07-20 -
How did you find a balance between your career and parenting and how to avoid that guilty feeling? Thanks!
By: Angie, Backend DeveloperPosted on 2021-06-11
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