{"id":12378,"date":"2021-02-04T18:25:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T23:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/?p=12378"},"modified":"2021-02-18T13:09:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:09:41","slug":"parents-pivoting-careers-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/parents-pivoting-careers-during-a-pandemic","title":{"rendered":"Parents Pivoting Careers During a Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The stories of managing a work-life balance during a pandemic are plentiful and profound. The challenge of balancing ever-changing priorities is only magnified in the lives of parents raising young children. We wanted to take a moment to recognize the amazing parents pivoting their careers during a pandemic and graduated from a BrainStation Online Bootcamp<\/a>; a feat that shouldn\u2019t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve continued to go above and beyond and have shared their experiences, with advice for fellow parents who are thinking about learning new skills and changing their careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Start a New Challenge? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many reasons why parents may decide to take on a bootcamp. For some, losing a job during a pandemic provided the perfect opportunity to tackle something new and earn a new career. Others saw their growing family as the spark they needed to make a career transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Web Development<\/a> graduate Jessica Kwok started the bootcamp with a background in Kinesiology and saw maternity leave as the perfect time to jump into a new career. She shared that finding remote learning was a big factor. \u201cAs a new mom, being able to do the bootcamp remotely was a major priority for me,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI ultimately chose BrainStation because they were well versed in delivering content online (even before Covid!) and had an impressive growing alumni network.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elyse Renouf has a background in business consulting and recently graduated from our Data Science Bootcamp<\/a>. She shared that Covid-19 layoffs, daycare closures, and a desire for a more technical role that could be remote was the perfect storm to spur the need for a change and take on a course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tight and Tricky Schedules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So what does studying while being a parent look like? Think packed schedules, lots of help from friends and family, and getting creative with distracting little ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angus Ryer, a Web Development <\/a>Graduate with a history in construction, shared his schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n