Would you hire me??

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So I haven't had a job in almost 3 yrs. The first 2 yrs I was babysitting, it paid better than any job I qualified for at the time plus after a little over a yr of babysitting I got pregnant so I figured I mine as well stay with it instead of getting a real job just so I could quit when it came time to have my son, then for the past yr I have been a stay at home mom. Now I am ready to start my nursing career, which I will be starting as a CNA after I finish my class then I will go from there to be an LPN to an RN. Anyways. . .my question is, would you hire me? even though I have been out of the work field for a while how hard will it be getting a CNA job after I take the course, will it be harder since I haven't had a "real" job in a while.

Yes, I'd hire you. But I know what you mean about the "real job". I took a year off after having my 5th baby. Went to the grocery store, and wrote a check. The clerk asked for my work number. I said I stayed home, but I could give her my husband's work number. She looked shocked..."you mean you don't work, like at a real job?" I said, "Do you see all these children. They are mine, so yes I work, and work very hard. I just don't get a paycheck for it." I was irritated.

All I can say about that is. . . people like that irritate me

Congrats to you for staying home with your kids, its very important for them

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I have the same fear as you. I am finishing up my CNA clinicals this week and take the state exam next week. I have been a stay at home mom for EIGHT YEARS!!!! I did have an at home business until I decided to go back to school in 2007 but I really worry that this will hinder me getting a job.

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I have the same fear as you. I am finishing up my CNA clinicals this week and take the state exam next week. I have been a stay at home mom for EIGHT YEARS!!!! I did have an at home business until I decided to go back to school in 2007 but I really worry that this will hinder me getting a job.

Wow eight yrs! Thats awesome :yeah:. . .Im sure every SAHM has the same fear as we do, but everyone seems to be saying that it wont effect us any so that makes me feel better.

Good luck with your exam. . .Im hoping the course isn't near as hard as Im fearing it will be

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Specializes in Hospice.

I hope you have included the babysitting time on your resume! Even though it's a different population, some of the aspects in babysitting are important as a CNA - ensuring safety, finding appropriate activities for an individual, time management, prioritization etc.

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I hope you have included the babysitting time on your resume! Even though it's a different population, some of the aspects in babysitting are important as a CNA - ensuring safety, finding appropriate activities for an individual, time management, prioritization etc.

Yes I have put it on my resume, thank you :wink2:

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Specializes in LTC, geriatric, psych, rehab.

My daughter is a SAHM, homeschools her kids, runs a goat farm, mends fences, milks twice a day, treats infection the goats may have, draws their blood b/c the vet is too busy to come out, grows her own herbs, makes everything the kids wear (even their underwear), battles the Kansas tornadoes, and fixes the car, all while her husband is in Iraq. A store clerk recently suggested that she needed a "real job". It didn't go well for the clerk!!!

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My daughter is a SAHM, homeschools her kids, runs a goat farm, mends fences, milks twice a day, treats infection the goats may have, draws their blood b/c the vet is too busy to come out, grows her own herbs, makes everything the kids wear (even their underwear), battles the Kansas tornadoes, and fixes the car, all while her husband is in Iraq. A store clerk recently suggested that she needed a "real job". It didn't go well for the clerk!!!

Wow yeah I would be ticked. . .that is a "real job" and considering all the other stuff she does that's like a 24/7 job and probably one of the most hardest job anyone can ever have. I would have told that clerk that she is the one that needs to go find a real job and that I work harder than she ever will standing behind a register! Congrats to your daughter, good for her!:yeah: Some people just dont realize how hard it is and never will unless they do it themselves

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