Career Services for Caregivers
This page is designed for learners who are balancing coursework with caregiving responsibilities. Whether you care for children, aging parents, family members with disabilities, or others who depend on you. We recognize that your time, energy, and priorities look different, and your career journey deserves support that fits your life.
What Caregivers Often Tell Us…
- “I need flexible career options that fit around caregiving.”
- “I have strong skills, but I don’t always know how to explain my experience.”
- “I want to advance my career without sacrificing my family responsibilities.”
- “I’m returning to work after time away and feel unsure where to start.”
Career Services is here to help you navigate all of that, without judgment, pressure, or one-size-fits-all advice.
How Career Services Can Support You
Flexible Career Exploration
Explore career paths that align with your interests and your reality.
- Careers with flexible schedules, remote/hybrid options, or nontraditional hours
- Roles that value transferable skills gained through caregiving
- Short-term credentials or stackable pathways that support gradual career growth
Résumé & Experience Translation
Caregiving builds real, marketable skills.
- Translating caregiving and life experience into résumé-ready language
- Addressing employment gaps with confidence
- Highlighting transferable skills like time management, advocacy, organization, and problem-solving
Job & Internship Search Support
We help you search smarter, not harder.
- Strategies for job searching with limited time
- Identifying caregiver-friendly employers
- Preparing for interviews with flexibility needs in mind
Career Planning That Fits Your Life
Your career path doesn’t have to be linear.
- Short- and long-term goal setting that accounts for caregiving responsibilities
- Career pivots and re-entry planning
- Support during life transitions
Caregiver FAQ
This FAQ is designed to answer common questions from caregivers navigating career decisions, job searches, and career services support.
You are not alone and time away from paid work does not erase your skills or value. Caregiving builds strengths like organization, advocacy, crisis management, and time management. Career Services can help you translate these experiences into résumé language and explore re-entry-friendly roles, returnships, and flexible pathways.
It depends on your comfort level and goals. Some learners choose to include caregiving as a formal role, while others highlight transferable skills without labeling the experience. A career advisor can help you decide what feels right and aligns with your target roles.
You don’t need to over-explain or apologize. We help you craft confident, concise explanations that acknowledge caregiving while keeping the focus on your readiness, skills, and future goals.
Yes. Many employers expect questions about flexibility, especially for remote or hybrid roles. Career Services can help you prepare language to ask about schedules, accommodations, and expectations in a professional and empowered way.
That’s okay. Progress does not have to be fast to be meaningful. We can help you create a realistic job search plan built around short, focused time blocks and prioritize actions with the highest impact.
There is no single “right” career, but some roles and industries may offer more flexibility, remote options, or predictable schedules. Career Services can help you explore options that align with both your interests and caregiving responsibilities.
Career paths are allowed to evolve. Shifting priorities does not mean giving up, it means adapting. Career coaching can help you redefine success for your current season of life while keeping long-term goals in view.
Start small. Booking a 1:1 career advising appointment, reviewing one resource, or completing one short career task is enough. Career Services is here to meet you where you are and help you take the next manageable step.
Career In 15 Minutes (Micro-Actions for Busy Schedules)
Caregivers often have limited, unpredictable time. This section breaks career development into meaningful steps that can be completed in short bursts.
Update one resume bullet point using a caregiving skill.
Save 3 caregiver-friendly employers on LinkedIn or Handshake.
Practice answering one interview question.
Research one career path or job title on Handshake.
Update one section of your LinkedIn Profile.
Watch or listen to a recorded Career Services workshop.
