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Cheryl’s background

Being stay at home mom for 10 years, Cheryl decided her previous job - hair dresser and working in an office- is not something she would like to return to. So, she decided to go back to school studying computer programming being inspired by her dad who has been working in the same field. Also, another motivation for choosing computer programming is having a flexible job with a good pay so she can work from home.

Demographic data

• Age: 43
• Location: Groutville, Utah
• Education: school?
• Previous job: hair dresser, working in an office
• Current career path: computer programming
• Status: she is about to graduate and looking for jobs

Stay-at-home parent journey

• Duration: 10 years, when her first child was born
• Motivations for becoming a stay-at-home parent:
  • The cost of daycare was almost the same as her paycheck and she didn’t earn a lot

Job searching journey

• Duration: Just started looking for job
• Reasons for switching careers:
  • she couldn’t grow in the previous job since she wasn’t willing to and she didn’t have a degree
  • being able to work remote
• Plan for re-entering the workforce:
  • 5 years ago decided to come back when kids are in school fulltime
  • getting her degree in computer programming
  • getting advice from her dad who is in the same profession as she wants to enter about interviewing process and things she needs to know
  • getting advice from her husband about interview since he does a lot of interviewing in his job
  • searching online