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Stay-at-home mothers who have never worked or who have not worked for a long time will find that the climate of the working world has changed significantly over the past 10 years.

Women have made great strides from middle management on through to corporate boardrooms. It is important for all women to be cognizant of these changes, to better use them advantageously, before embarking on reentry into today’s workforce.

Employers are more open-minded than ever before toward hiring women in general. Labor shortages in some industries have contributed to this attitudinal change. Also, employers cannot ignore that more women than men obtained college degrees last year. The Women’s Research & Education Institute in Washington, D.C., reports that a majority of associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees are earned by women.

In general, women are joining the workforce in record numbers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the labor-participation rate of women over the age of 25 has doubled within the past 25 years. As more and more companies adopt more childcare options, flexible work schedules, and telecommuting programs, that percentage will increase.

Given these changes, women entering the workforce for the first time, or reentering after years of child rearing, need to adjust with the changing economic times and adopt the same attitude as a person searching for a position who had been with a company for years.

Women searching for a position who lack work-for-pay experience and/or a college degree should take heart. Employers today look at all practical experience. An applicant with two years as a PTA president, for example, is going to have managerial and organizational skills that apply to today’s business environment. Any volunteer work in civic agencies or private charities is looked at as practical experience by hiring executives.

Take a personal inventory of experiences gathered away from the working world. Take an ample amount of time to write, in detail, a history of yourself during the time spent out of the workforce. The important thing is that you will have something to draw upon when the time comes to write a resume or participate in an interview. Because you may not have thought about the positives you possess for so long, thinking about and writing a personal history is an ideal way to become better acquainted with the transferrable skills you have to offer prospective employers.

When you complete your written self-appraisal, you will have a snapshot of your gifts, talents, and accomplishments which will help develop a clear picture of the type of job you want. Identify your functions so you can generate new ways to travel your functions to a variety of industries. Then it is time to write a resume that highlights your accomplishments and will serve as a guide for interviews.

Interviews may be less than 30 minutes and resumes are looked at briefly, if at all. You need to know exactly who you are and what you can do to persuade an employer that you are the person to hire. You only have a few minutes to make a favorable impression. When you know your information inside and out, you will be much more composed.

Another important component to adopt for today’s workplace is flexibility. The pace of today’s working world has increased dramatically due to a global, 24-hour economy. Resign yourself to work non-traditional hours should a position be obtained.

Although there is rarely such a thing as an ideal job, there are more options in the 21st Century workplace for returning mothers and women in general. By investing time in the self-appraisal process and educating yourself about the working-world atmosphere, the chances of finding a job that suits you will lessen the risk of accepting an inappropriate job.