The three
previous companies under my tenure have offered me a better perspective of a
talent, I believe, overlooked by many headhunters or human resource teams
during job hiring, the background, talent and power of the "housewife” aka
Home Economist.
Yes, you've heard this before but being
married to such an individual offers a more close comparative view of the
talents within. I am going
to use my wife as an example of how these remarkable significant-others hold
the key to many missed opportunities the work force is seeking.
Many such women want to be elevated and
recognized for these unnoticed talents, superior to many entering the
mainstream of business in general (especially what I have personally witnessed
at state government facilities).
I am daily illuminated by Marie's ability to
comprehend corporate "day to day" activities discussed when she asks
me, "How was your day?” She actually understands, in most
discussions, and comprehends the issue plaguing me better than most of my
peers. She too has the ability to motivate. You know those little
tid-bits like " That's never stopped you before", "You always
had that ability" or " What's keeping you from doing it?" etc. Did
I just hear a Leader a Manager? Yep!
Some of the discussions surrounding frustrations
within my work processes do pose a comprehension hiccup but, by the end of the
discussion she comes away knowledgeable and amazed on how people
react or not in executing decisions or activities. With that said, its
little best-in-class activities that would amaze many hiring personnel. The
same back-office support i.e. budgeting/financial they require is very
comparable to Maries household activities she executes daily like payables,
check reconciliation, filing etc.
These interchangeable corporate talents, many
homemakers-economists have, are unsung and unnoticed when they finally make an
attempt to place themselves in a temporary/short-term career.
They ARE already corporate readied, in
most cases, for back-office activities and have the ability to
listen, manage and lead if you just get over the fact that they haven't worked
for a long while due to raising a family.
Don't let such individuals go unnoticed.
