The_AT Senator_NNB Track_NP1 Outside_II Philadelphia_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 named_VVN Whitney_NP1 Hoffman_NP1 is_VBZ wrestling_VVG with_IW her_PPHO1 resume_VV0 ._. 
She_PPHS1 barely_RR worked_VVD a_AT1 full_JJ year_NNT1 as_II a_AT1 lawyer_NN1 after_II graduating_VVG from_II Penn_NP1 State_NN1 14_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, taking_VVG what_DDQ she_PPHS1 calls_VVZ a_AT1 "_" mom_NN1 sabbatical_NN1 "_" to_TO raise_VVI her_APPGE sons_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS are_VBR now_RT 10_MC and_CC 13_MC ._. 
Not_XX that_CST she_PPHS1 sat_VVD around_RP eating_VVG bonbons_NN2 during_II those_DD2 years_NNT2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 researched_VVD a_AT1 book_NN1 on_II public-assembly-facility_JJ law_NN1 being_VBG written_VVN by_II a_AT1 local_JJ attorney_NN1 ,_, served_VVN on_II the_AT board_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 local_JJ public-service_JJ organization_NN1 ,_, helped_VVN run_VVI the_AT community_NN1 education_NN1 program_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE son_NN1 's_GE school_NN1 ,_, created_VVD a_AT1 biweekly_RR podcast_VVN on_II learning_VVG disabilities_NN2 and_CC organized_VVN a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO conferences_NN2 ,_, called_VVN PodCamp_NP1 ,_, to_TO teach_VVI new-media_JJ skills_NN2 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX that_CST I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX have_VHI experience_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" but_CCB I_PPIS1 worry_VV0 that_CST I_PPIS1 'll_VM sit_VVI across_II the_AT desk_NN1 at_II an_AT1 interview_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 'll_VM say_VVI ,_, 'What_VV0 are_VBR you_PPY experienced_VVN for_IF ?_? '_" 
"_" Now_RT let_VM21 's_VM22 move_VVI 100_MC miles_NNU2 north_ND1 ,_, to_II Manhattan_NP1 ,_, where_CS another_DD1 lawyer_NN1 ,_, somewhat_RR older_JJR and_CC decidedly_RR wealthier_JJR ,_, has_VHZ also_RR been_VBN looking_VVG to_TO land_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 graduate_NN1 of_IO Columbia_NP1 Law_NN1 School_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 never_RR really_RR practiced_VVD ,_, either_RR but_CCB wrote_VVD a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO books_NN2 ,_, on_II privacy_NN1 law_NN1 and_CC the_AT Constitution_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ served_VVN on_II boards_NN2 --_NN1 those_DD2 of_IO the_AT Commission_NN1 on_II Presidential_JJ Debates_NN2 ,_, the_AT N.A.A.C.P._NP1 Legal_JJ Defense_NN1 and_CC Educational_JJ Fund_NN1 and_CC the_AT John_NP1 F._NP1 Kennedy_NP1 Library_NN1 Foundation_NN1 --_NN1 where_CS those_DD2 who_PNQS worked_VVD with_IW her_PPHO1 agree_VV0 that_CST she_PPHS1 was_VBDZ hands-on_JJ and_CC not_XX just_RR window_NN1 decoration_NN1 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 helped_VVD turn_VV0 around_RP fund-raising_NN1 for_IF New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 's_GE schools_NN2 ,_, raising_VVG $70_NNU million_NNO for_IF cutting-edge_JJ programs_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 did_VDD all_DB this_DD1 while_NNT1 also_RR being_VBG on_II "_" mom_NN1 sabbatical_NN1 "_" to_TO raise_VVI her_APPGE three_MC children_NN2 ._. 
Whatever_DDQV her_APPGE political_JJ future_NN1 ,_, Caroline_NP1 Kennedy_NP1 is_VBZ opting_VVG in_RP ,_, and_CC as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 faces_VVZ a_AT1 magnified_JJ version_NN1 of_IO the_AT eyebrows_NN2 raised_VVN whenever_RRQV women_NN2 try_VV0 to_TO return_VVI (_( or_CC ,_, in_II her_PPHO1 far_RG more_RGR unusual_JJ case_NN1 ,_, to_TO first_MD enter_VVI )_) the_AT paid_JJ work_NN1 force_NN1 full_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Take_VV0 away_RL the_AT part_NN1 about_II her_APPGE father_NN1 the_AT president_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE uncles_NN2 the_AT senators_NN2 ,_, ignore_VV0 for_IF the_AT moment_NN1 her_APPGE Park_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 address_NN1 ,_, peel_VV0 away_RL the_AT talk_NN1 of_IO the_AT dangers_NN2 of_IO dynasty_NN1 and_CC the_AT power_NN1 of_IO privilege_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR touch_VVI the_AT question_NN1 of_IO whether_CSW anyone_PN1 would_VM be_VBI picking_VVG apart_RL her_APPGE credentials_NN2 if_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR a_AT1 male_JJ Kennedy_NP1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ under_II consideration_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ is_VBZ at_II the_AT core_NN1 of_IO all_DB this_DD1 shouting_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ ,_, nowadays_RT ,_, counts_VVZ as_CSA experience_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 pivotal_JJ question_NN1 in_II the_AT evolving_JJ world_NN1 of_IO white-collar_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT past_NN1 ,_, you_PPY would_VM start_VVI at_II Point_NN1 A_ZZ1 --_JJ the_AT mailroom_NN1 ,_, the_AT associate_JJ level_NN1 ,_, the_AT boss_NN1 's_GE assistant_JJ --_NN1 keep_VV0 your_APPGE head_NN1 down_RP and_CC your_APPGE nose_NN1 to_II the_AT grindstone_NN1 and_CC make_VV0 your_APPGE way_NN1 toward_II Point_NN1 B_ZZ1 ,_, putting_VVG in_II hours_NNT2 and_CC getting_VVG your_APPGE ticket_NN1 punched_VVN along_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 people_NN jumped_VVD the_AT line_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 luck_NN1 or_CC connections_NN2 ._. 
(_( Those_DD2 who_PNQS aspire_VV0 to_TO serve_VVI in_II Congress_NN1 sometimes_RT "_" pay_VV0 their_APPGE dues_NN2 "_" by_II playing_VVG for_IF the_AT N.B.A._NP1 or_CC the_AT N.F.L._NP1 or_CC starring_VVG on_II "_" The_AT Love_NN1 Boat_NN1 ,_, "_" which_DDQ are_VBR all_RR less_RGR relevant_JJ qualifications_NN2 for_IF the_AT job_NN1 than_CSN financing_VVG city_NN1 schools_NN2 ._. )_) 
But_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 recognized_JJ path_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 defined_JJ progression_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 road_NN1 map_NN1 from_II here_RL to_II there_RL ._. 
Recent_JJ decades_NNT2 have_VH0 scrambled_VVN all_DB that_DD1 ._. 
The_AT rise_NN1 of_IO the_AT dot-coms_NN2 threw_VVD waiting_VVG your_APPGE turn_NN1 and_CC linear_JJ resumes_VVZ out_RP the_AT window_NN1 ._. 
With_IW so_RG many_DA2 successful_JJ start-ups_NN2 being_VBG hatched_VVN in_II garages_NN2 ,_, the_AT zigs_NN2 ,_, zags_NN2 and_CC gaps_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR once_RR the_AT kiss_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 on_II a_AT1 resume_NN1 became_VVD badges_NN2 of_IO honor_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_RR21 little_RR22 less_DAR emphasis_NN1 on_II what_DDQ you_PPY 'd_VHD done_VDN and_CC a_RR21 bit_RR22 more_DAR focus_NN1 on_II what_DDQ you_PPY could_VM do_VDI ._. 
Experience_NN1 became_VVD a_AT1 kaleidoscope_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 straight_JJ line_NN1 ._. 
At_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, women_NN2 changed_VVD the_AT culture_NN1 of_IO the_AT workplace_NN1 ,_, not_XX least_RRT when_CS highly_RR visible_JJ women_NN2 began_VVD to_TO leave_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
The_AT rhythm_NN1 of_IO office_NN1 work_NN1 --_NN1 its_APPGE hours_NNT2 ,_, its_APPGE demands_NN2 ,_, its_APPGE life_NN1 cycle_NN1 --_NN1 is_VBZ designed_VVN for_IF a_AT1 man_NN1 ,_, ideally_RR a_AT1 man_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 wife_NN1 back_RP home_RL with_IW the_AT kids_NN2 ._. 
Ever_RR since_CS the_AT industrial_JJ age_NN1 ,_, career_NN1 tracks_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN built_VVN on_II the_AT assumption_NN1 that_CST you_PPY can_VM work_VVI around_II the_AT clock_NN1 in_II your_APPGE 20s_MC2 ,_, shoulder_VV0 increasing_JJ responsibility_NN1 in_II your_APPGE 30s_MC2 and_CC 40s_MC2 and_CC begin_VV0 to_TO ratchet_VVI down_RP and_CC move_VVI over_RP for_IF the_AT next_MD generation_NN1 in_II your_APPGE 50s_MC2 and_CC 60s_MC2 ._. 
That_DD1 does_VDZ n't_XX work_VVI for_IF many_DA2 women_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS are_VBR apt_JJ to_TO want_VVI to_TO pause_VVI ,_, physically_RR and_CC emotionally_RR ,_, for_IF children_NN2 ,_, maybe_RR slow_VV0 down_RP in_II their_APPGE 30s_MC2 ,_, when_CS men_NN2 are_VBR charging_VVG ahead_RL ,_, and_CC come_VV0 back_RP with_IW a_AT1 new_JJ energy_NN1 in_II their_APPGE 50s_MC2 ,_, when_CS men_NN2 are_VBR slowing_VVG down_RP ._. 
Someday_RT ,_, perhaps_RR ,_, work_NN1 will_VM become_VVI more_RRR a_AT1 lattice_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 ladder_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 path_NN1 that_CST allows_VVZ for_IF moving_VVG up_RP ,_, stepping_VVG down_RP a_AT1 notch_NN1 or_CC two_MC ,_, taking_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 large_JJ sideways_JJ strides_NN2 ,_, making_VVG your_APPGE way_NN1 upward_RL but_CCB not_XX necessarily_RR at_II a_AT1 sprint_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT image_NN1 proposed_VVN by_II Cathy_NP1 Benko_NP1 in_II her_APPGE 2007_MC book_NN1 ,_, "_" Mass_JJ Career_NN1 Customization_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC it_PPH1 is_VBZ working_VVG ,_, with_IW some_DD kinks_NN2 ,_, at_II Deloitte_NP1 ,_, the_AT consulting_NN1 and_CC auditing_VVG firm_NN1 ,_, where_CS she_PPHS1 is_VBZ vice_JJ chairwoman_NN1 and_CC chief_JJ talent_NN1 officer_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 vision_NN1 works_VVZ only_RR if_CS experience_NN1 --_NN1 we_PPIS2 're_VBR back_RP to_II that_DD1 word_NN1 again_RT --_NN1 is_VBZ redefined_VVN ._. 
If_CS what_DDQ you_PPY do_VD0 ,_, and_CC think_VV0 ,_, and_CC produce_VV0 ,_, and_CC change_VV0 all_DB count_VV0 --_JJ even_CS21 if_CS22 none_PN of_IO your_APPGE activities_NN2 take_VV0 place_NN1 in_II an_AT1 office_NN1 ,_, where_CS you_PPY enjoy_VV0 a_AT1 title_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 salary_NN1 ._. 
Hillary_NP1 Clinton_NP1 made_VVD that_DD1 argument_NN1 when_CS she_PPHS1 ran_VVD for_IF the_AT Senate_NN1 ._. 
Voters_NN2 agreed_VVD that_CST a_AT1 multifaceted_JJ life_NN1 filled_VVN with_IW experiences_NN2 ,_, if_CS not_XX experience_NN1 ,_, made_VVD her_APPGE ready_JJ to_TO serve_VVI ._. 
Barack_VV0 Obama_NP1 presented_VVD a_AT1 version_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 argument_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
His_PPGE was_VBDZ hardly_RR the_AT traditional_JJ resume_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 presidential_JJ candidate_NN1 ,_, but_CCB his_APPGE potential_JJ employers_NN2 (_( the_AT voters_NN2 )_) gave_VVD him_PPHO1 credit_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 fierce_JJ intelligence_NN1 and_CC lessons_NN2 learned_VVN from_II life_NN1 ._. 
None_PN of_IO this_DD1 is_VBZ to_TO say_VVI that_CST Caroline_NP1 Kennedy_NP1 deserves_VVZ to_TO be_VBI senator_NN1 ,_, or_CC that_CST she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX be_VBI better_JJR off_RP being_VBG elected_VVN to_II the_AT post_NN1 rather_CS21 than_CS22 appointed_VVN to_II it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX mean_VVI that_CST Whitney_NP1 Hoffman_NP1 automatically_RR deserves_VVZ a_AT1 job_NN1 ,_, either_RR ._. 
But_CCB let_VM21 's_VM22 stop_VVI with_IW this_DD1 talk_NN1 of_IO inexperience_NN1 when_CS we_PPIS2 mean_VV0 a_AT1 range_NN1 of_IO experiences_NN2 ,_, many_DA2 shaped_JJ by_II motherhood_NN1 ._. 
The_AT only_JJ way_NN1 work_NN1 will_VM become_VVI more_RGR flexible_JJ for_IF everyone_PN1 ,_, for_IF all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 ,_, is_VBZ if_CS the_AT untraditional_JJ begins_VVZ to_TO count_VVI ._. 
Kennedys_NP2 may_VM not_XX need_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT rest_NN1 of_IO us_PPIO2 certainly_RR do_VD0 ._. 
