Mother in career coaching: Elena Santos

Elena Santos is a mother of two small children and has recently graduated as a goldsmith. Elena was on parental leave, when she received a letter from Kela regarding the career coaching. She got interested in the coaching and was chosen to participate in Tampere. 

− I wanted to try being a self-employed entrepreneur. I found I needed support in this endeavour and in searching for related information. This career coaching seemed like the right option, Elena says. 

During her studies and even afterwards, entrepreneurship seemed like a very difficult and risky step for Elena. During the career coaching, Elena found the courage to become a small entrepreneur in her goldsmith’s career. 

− I have become familiar with the requirements of, and aids for entrepreneurship. I have been able to take my time in working out the business plan. I have also received support with courses and in searching for information. I have now applied for a course in entrepreneurship and hope it will give me the opportunity to learn for example about marketing, Elena states.  

This story is part of the Mothers’ Career Coaching Experiment, in which a coach helps the mother in applying for a job or study place after parental leave. 

We publish mothers’ experiences on our LinkedIn page. We use the hashtags #ÄitiUravalmennuksessa #MotherInCareerCoaching in our publications.