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LinkedIn Adds “Stay-At-Home Mom” As Job Title

LinkedIn is looking out for parents who’ve been caring for their kids and running their households. The job-hunting site is making some updates and they’re adding the option to use…

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LinkedIn is looking out for parents who’ve been caring for their kids and running their households. The job-hunting site is making some updates and they’re adding the option to use “stay-at-home mom” and “stay-at-home dad” as job title options.

So now parents who’ve been doing those jobs can make them official on their online resumes. This will be helpful for moms and dads who may have had a gap in their employment history on their resume for the time they’ve spent being a stay-at-home parent and will give them an equal shot at a job they’re applying for. LinkedIn is also getting rid of their old requirement that work history had to be tied to an employer.

Another change they’re planning is for a new “employment gaps” field, where users can choose from options including “sabbatical,” “personal leave,” or “parental leave,” according to a LinkedIn spokesperson. And with all the parents that have been forced out of the workplace to stay home with their kids during the pandemic but are now on the job search again, this couldn’t come at a better time.

LauRen Merola Strager is a former NFL & NBA cheerleader turned radio host. LauRen is a former Miss Pennsylvania USA and is a proud wife and mother of two. She is the owner and chief editor for her fashion and lifestyle Blog “All Of The F-Words” and is a champion for the Autism community. You can read all about LauRen’s thoughts on motherhood, pageant life, and everyday life through her online content.