Six Alternative Careers For Teachers

Six Alternative Careers For Teachers When you graduated from university with that prestigious honours degree in Primary Education, all bright eyed and bushy tailed you felt incredibly excited and optimistic about your future career as a Teacher. You set out to inspire and to change lives and your mind was filled with ideas as to how to make your lessons so enjoyable and fun that your students loved learning. Flash forward three or four years down the line and perhaps you are feeling completely burnt out from your career as a Teacher. The cute little angels that you had always envisaged teaching are not angels at all, but stapler throwing, crayon stealing, hair pulling demons. Okay maybe thats a slight exaggeration but for whatever reason, the experience is not entirely as you expected and you are looking for a change. Here are some alternative careers for teachers to consider: Teach English Online Okay we know what youre thinking. I want a break from teaching but youre suggesting switching teaching with Teaching? Okay we totally get it but hear us out Teaching online from home can be a completely different ballgame to teaching English in a classroom environment. For starters you are teaching from the comfort of your own home and typically, your classes will just be conducted on a one-to-one basis. Imagine how delightful that could be! Instead of teaching fractions to a classroom filled with 30 hyperactive children, you can just practice spoken English with one quiet and studious individual.   It sounds too   good to be true, right? Teaching English online generally entails practicing spoken English with adults and children based in foreign countries (often the Far East) who want to improve their English abilities. Since many people in foreign countries want to improve their English in order to improve their career prospects amid a global economy there is plenty of demand for English Teachers. The pay is good and you can manage your own schedule meaning as many or as few classes as you like. Whats more is that all of this is done from your home so you dont have a long and arduous commute to work to contend with every day. Become a Corporate Trainer So you woke up one morning and decided that you would like to make a change from your career teaching children. Thats understandable and a degree in teaching opens the door to plenty of similar opportunities. Perhaps there are aspects of teaching that you thoroughly enjoyed, however you have had enough with the additional complications of dealing with children (controlling their behaviors, etc). Many people consider teaching adults as a whole different, more relaxed ballgame and becoming a corporate trainer is a great opportunity to enjoy this. Working as a corporate trainer may entail teaching specific courses related to a particular job, or it may simply be informing new employees at an organization about the companys processes and protocols. Become a Tutor Have you ever noticed how children act completely differently in different environments? When you have thirty children together all crammed into one room, things can be chaotic, however in a one-to-one situation, that usually loud and brash child can become quite polite and demonstrate a fascination with history. Tutoring could be a good alternative if you are stressed out from conventional teaching. You will really be able to see the progress in childrens work and their behavior will be much better in a quieter atmosphere. Create Informative Courses Creating courses about skills that you possess are a great way to make a passive income (aka income that can be earned while you are asleep). Websites such as Udemy feature courses that people can purchase in order to build on and improve on particular skills. For example, courses may cover how to build a successful blog, how to make money from cryptocurrency or in your case, practical teaching advice for new teachers. You could create courses on behavior management, lesson planning, and any number of different teaching topics. Create one or two courses to test the waters and if you start enjoying sales and success, you can add more courses to your repertoire. You only have to sell a small handful in order to make a profit, but there are many people who make a full time living from passive income in this manner. Consider Producing Teaching Materials or Writing Publishers of teaching textbooks and other resources and materials used in the classroom environment often prefer to hire people who have first hand teaching experience. If you taught English, then they gives you even more of a distinct advantage and you could find work in writing material for textbooks or scripts for examinations. You dont have to restrict your new potential writing career to academic writing   or academic paper writing services however: chances are, as a Teacher you have an incredibly good grasp of how written English should be, and how to create content that is engaging and sparks the readers imagination. Whether you are interested in writing childrens books or diversifying into a completely unrelated area, more than likely you already have the know-how. Museum or Tourism Work As a Teacher, you will have developed several transferable skills that will make you perfect for a museum environment, or even work in the tourism industry as a guide. For starters, you are accustomed to standing up in front of a group of people every day and delivering informative information in an interesting manner and at least when you are conducting a tour of a museum with a group of adults, rather than reading to a group of children, you will not be dealing with tantrums, fights, and pens being launched across the room at frequent intervals (we hope). Alternative Careers For Teachers Can Be Just As Rewarding Even if you are just looking for a shift from teaching on a temporary basis, it can be nice to experiment with something new so that you can go back to your career later feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. If youre looking for some alternative options to teaching in a classroom environment these are some suggestions that will hopefully give you some inspiration.

Debuts 2017 in moments

Debuts 2017 in moments 2017 has been a year chock-full of moments. Queen Beyoncé gave birth to twins, Jeremy Corbyn did the unthinkable and a South London roadman named Big Shaq emerged from nowhere to dominate the charts. It truly has been a whirlwind, and Debuts 2017 was no different. As another huge recruitment season draws to a close, the time has come for a little bit of reflection on our progress. Looking back now, its amazing to see how far weve come. Weve helped hundred of students secure career opportunities, welcomed new faces and said goodbye to old friends, and built Debut into the fabulous careers resource it is now. There were plenty of pivotal moments that made this possible, here are just a few of our faves: January: We closed £1.7 million in seed funding Kicking off the year with a bang, we secured a massive £1.7 million in seed funding to help turn Debut into the swiss-army careers supertool we knew it could be. Thats a total of £2.2 million raised in total, for anyone keeping score at home. With the new investment, we changed offices, grew our team and brought a whole load of dreamy new features to life in the app. All in all, a great start to the year, but this would only be the beginning March: International Womens Day A post shared by Debut (@debutcareers) on Nov 15, 2017 at 7:02am PST In March we celebrated International Womens Day with a sequel to our awesome Women In Tech event in 2016. This time representatives from EY, Fujitsu, Capgemini. FDM and Cisco came by to share insights on being a woman in their respective industries. The result was a night that was both insightful and empowering, with many of our amazing female Debutants leaving enriched afterwards. April: We launched our new website and Charlie is featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 April marked the launch of our fancy new website, making it faster, stronger and sleeker than ever before. It was the culmination of several months worth of work, so understandably our hearts did a little back-flip when we saw the finished product. As well as telling you all the amazing features on the app, its also a fitting home for the Insight blog and our brand new Guides. Check out our round-up of Debuts killer content from 2017 here. Meanwhile, a huge personal achievement for our CEO Charlie Taylor also happened in April, when he was recognised on Forbes prestigious 30 Under 30 list for technology. Only the minds behind the most cutting edge innovations made the list, and Charlie had some great company. Weve always thought Debut could change the world to see our CEO be recognised for his vision, alongside the hottest prospects in business, only confirmed that we are moving in the right direction. May: Breaking Barriers: Encouraging Diversity in Law In May, we had our first ever all-law careers event, specifically designed to encourage more BAME students to pursue and excel in this career path.  We were honoured to be joined by expert panellists Joseph Hutchinson and Faria Ali from Shearman and Sterling and Herbert Smith Freehills respectively. Together, they told our riveted audience why they should never accept a lack of diversity, the importance of self-care and how to stay focused in the face of adversity. September: Speed interviewing After a quiet summer vaycaying and getting ready for the brand new recruitment season, the madness started again in September with our bustling Speed Interviewing event. Madonna once talked about having four minutes to save the world our Debutants had just four minutes to impress an army of recruiters from  Vodafone, L’Oréal, O2, giffgaff, Siemens, Arcadia, Capgemini, Willis Towers Watson and Fidelity. Their reward was one-on-one time with nine of the best employers in the UK and a lucky 80 attendees were fast-tracked straight into the application process. October: Debut turns two A post shared by Debut (@debutcareers) on Oct 31, 2017 at 10:35am PDT In October, Debut had its second birthday, and we celebrated in grand fashion. It was another time be reflective and grateful for our journey to this point and we spoke to Charlie and our COO Michele to get a true scope of how far weve come. We also crunched some numbers and came up with a few interesting stats on Debuts two years of existence. Then we cut some cake and popped some bubbly, but yeah theres no article about that part. November: The Future Is Female, The Apprentice winner Tim Campbell comes to DebutLive  The Fight For Feedback goes to Westminster We closed out the year strong with a whole host of big moments happening just as recruitment season hotted up. At the start of the month, we got the good news that our white paper on the Fight For Feedback campaign was officially in the hands of Damian Hinds, the Secretary of State for Employment. Now, we eagerly await what the Department of Work and Pensions has to say about our advice to make feedback after a face-to-face interview mandatory for all employers. Then we had a another huge boon for the campaign as Tim Campbell, the winner of the first series of The Apprentice, made a star-studded appearance on DebutLive. Lord Sugars former mentee has made quite the name for himself in business since appearing on the show, and he had plenty of constructive things to say about interview feedback. Its an honour to have him support our Fight for Feedback movement! Finally, we rounded up 2017 in grand fashion by hosting our third women-only careers event. Debut Presents: The Future Is Female was attended by EY, BT and Shell as well as the best and brightest female Debutants around. It was a great evening of brave questions and passionate insights, which summed up our 2017 perfectly. 2017 has been a mad year all over, but Debuts 2017 was one especially wild ride. Defined by sweeping change and growth, its been a roller-coaster with plenty of highs and lows. But here we are at the end of it all, better and stronger, and it wouldnt be possible without our Debutants to inspire us to keep pushing the envelope. Thank you all for an amazing year, and lets hope 2018 brings you the graduate career youve been waiting for. Connect with Debut on  Facebook,  Twitter,  and  LinkedIn  for more careers insights.

Top 5 tips to beat the post-vacation blues at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Top 5 tips to beat the post-vacation blues at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Aaaahhh Summer vacation. Depending on your fancy its time to lie on the beach with a good book, wear out your shoe soles exploring a strange city or scream your head off skydiving or in some other adrenaline-driven pursuit. But invariably the vacation ends and you go back to work, and that transition can be a little rough. Do you know that feeling? You come back to work happy and full of energy ? but by the end of the first work day, youre already feeling tired an unhappy. Its almost like you didnt have a vacation at all. So here are a five tips to help you stay happy when you get back to work. 1: While youre away, get away Dont take the company mobile and laptop on vacation. Dont check your voice mail and email. The point of a vacation is to get away and go to a different mental space, and if youre preoccupied with work, chances are youll both enjoy your vacation less and get less relaxation out of it. 2: Let yourself get behind When you get back from your vacation, you will invariably have fallen behind and have a lot of work to catch up on. There will be a ton of voice mails, emails and tasks that need your attention. THATS FINE!!! Its unavoidable and its not your fault. Look at it this way: If you can leave the company for two weeks and theres no work waiting for you, youre not really needed there. So dont expect to have a clear desk on your first day back ? allow yourself to be behind and to catch up steadily. 3: Start with some easy tasks When you get back to work, dont immediately throw yourself at the toughest, hairiest most complicated tasks you have. Ease into work by doing something easy and simple ? something you know you can do. Once youre back in full swing you can go at the tough tasks. 4: Dont overwork to catch up It can be really tempting to work long hours to catch up after your vacation. DONT!!! Work regular hours and stick to point 2 above. 5: Ask for help if you need it If you find it difficult to catch up, dont be afraid to ask your co-workers or manager for help. Its important for you to be aware of any outstanding tasks that may have become critically late in your absence, and if you could use some help ? its your responsibility to ask for it! It also greatly increases the chance that you will actually get help. If you use these tips, you may find that your vacations feel more like vacations and that you can be even happier at work. But on a fundamental level, there is something wrong with the idea that work drains you of energy and weekends and vacations recharge you. I know that this is how most people feel but thats not how it should be. If work typically drains you of energy if every week ends up draining you of life so you barely make it to Friday afternoon where you can finally relax then somethings wrong. Dont accept that state of affairs just because everyone else does. When youre happy at work, work can actually be a regenerative activity that leaves you with more energy so you leave the workplace with a spring in your step most days! And THAT is the ultimate way to beat the post-vacation blues: Have a job you actually like! Your take Do you ever get the post-vacation blues? What do you do to beatem? Have you also noticed that vacations these days seem to be more tiring than work (as this article says)? Related posts Find your quitting point How to find a job youll love Never stay in a bad job. Fix it or leave. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Todays Top 10 Worst Jobs

Todays Top 10 Worst Jobs 0 Flares 0 Flares In the summer of 2008 I had a dream that I was a Lumberjack with incredible super human powers.  This is very true, and I promise Im going somewhere with this.  At that time I was working with the Customer Support group at Primavera on the recruiting and hiring efforts for a large number of support representatives, so the very next day after the dream I made sure to tell some of my friends in that department.  Before I knew it, my nickname was Lumberjack.  Last night I was doing some research on Careercast, and they have completely ruined my dream.  The Jobs Rated section of Careercast has ranked the Top 10 Worst Jobs you can get today and Lumberjack is #1 on that list.  Bullocks.  There goes my fun dream of spending my day up in a tree, chopping down branches, and wearing flannel. One thing that all of these jobs have in common is that they are all outdoor jobs.  Maybe the complaining cube monkeys of the world need to take a step back and be thankful for your lovely work environment, air condition, and hopefully safe work conditions.  So, if you are debating a change in career, here is a list of 10 jobs you maybe want to steer clear from: Lumberjack And heres a video showing why its number 1. Dairy Farmer Taxi Driver Hockey player Patrick Kane hates cabbies Sailor Emergency Medical Technician Roofer Sad story Garbage Collector Welder Ouch Roustabout Ironworker There are a number of factors that go into the ranking.  Those factors include: Work Environment Physical Demands Stress Income Hours Per Week Check out the full article, and click on a job to see where it ranks in each category!

Zee Declaration of TWO (for today only, mademoiselles!)

Zee Declaration of TWO (for today only, mademoiselles!) Bonjour! It is I,  Pierre François Frédéric, zee (co-)host of Zee Declaration of You! I have hijacked Michelles blogging place because today is a very special day. Today is zee day that  I was able to talk Jess and Michelle in having a special where  two of you lovely ladies (alright alright, and zee men too) can get in for zee price of 1.5 ladies! It is for today only, so you must find your special lady friends and act very quick, as  zee special link expires at 11:59p Eastern today! Two ladies are always better than zee one lady, so it would make me most happy if you took advantage of Zee Declaration of Two! Oh! And zee quick heads-up that registration closes this Friday, September zee 9th. So soon! Hope to see you in zee course, mademoiselles (alright alright, and monseiurs)! Now, I am off to zee T.G.I. Fridays with Jean-Luc Zee Blue Pony! We will eat fruity (and non-fruity) desserts. It will be glorious! Au revoir!

New Ideas Into Resume Writing a Career Objective Never Before Revealed

New Ideas Into Resume Writing a Career Objective Never Before Revealed Resume Writing a Career Objective Secrets In fact, a CV is one of the most crucial things someone can create. Your objective statement is the very first thing they'll see and read, as it's the very first thing on the webpage. In various ways, an objective replaces a lot of the detail you would set in your professional experience section. Though a resume objective is a favorite means to commence a winning resume, it isn't the only method to introduce yourself to the employer. The Number One Question You Must Ask for Resume Writing a Career Objective As soon as it's essential for your resume to incorporate a very clear career goal, you don't need to convey it through an Objective section. Perhaps the most important part of your page is the resume objective. Career objective is usually the very first section in the resume. Download your favorite sample at no cost and begin writing you career objectives! What's Actually Happening with Resume Writing a Career Objective Career objective statement is the initial part in any application after the contact particulars of the applicant. The Career Careers uses cookies to supply you with an excellent user experience. Career summaries on the opposite hand subtly reveals the desire for work, while listing the greatest hard and soft skill sets a candidate offers. Writing a great career summary doesn't need to be an intimidating experience. Resume Writing a Career Objective Help! Also state how your objectives are related to the upcoming employer. In the end, stating an objective is optional, but it might help convince employers that you understand what you want and know the business. The New Angle On Resume Writing a Career Objective Just Released So, career objectives can be anything they want to make sure that you are the ideal candidate. As a result, while your resume objective should consist of information on the career that you would like, you also wish to spell out why you are the perfect candidate for the job. The ideal career objective is to make certain that you know what job you can do. Writing a winning college student career objective is a rather simple method to bolster your application for this internship or job you've got in sight. The Chronicles of Resume Writing a Career Objective An extensive number of career objectives for various positions are displayed here for your advantage. If you're changing careers, you won't have an abundance of experience in your preferred field, therefore it's great to draw upon your prior experience and your urge to transfer that knowledge. Everyone has desirable abilities and experiences to provide employers including you! Unique abilities, ambitions, a succinct collection of your workplace achievements are a good way to permit the employer know you can be an important add-on to the corporation. What Everybody Dislikes About Resume Writing a Career Objec tive and Why If you should have an objective, make certain it's the perfect one. You might not know where to start in regards to writing a resume objective. Make certain you compose a career objective which you are have applied. My goal is to find the job. What About Resume Writing a Career Objective? Possessing a brief statement or overview at the start of your resume is a good way to demonstrate your abilities and experience and show the hiring manager the value you will bring to the position. Just take the test online if you aren't certain what can be your finest skills. Writing objectives isn't the simplest job on earth, but with our tips you will make a convincing objective statement for resume in almost no time. Creating a career objective needs to be written with utmost care, thus picking the appropriate words is vital. Whenever you wish to emphasize that you're ambitious, that you understand what you want in a career, or you have the skills for the particular job, you could benefit from a resume objective. When you're asking for work, your very first purpose is to let employers know your abilities and talents align with the demands of their open position. You could be well capable and possess skills necessary for that dream job. When you're crafting your resume objective, you should concentrate on particular abilities and experiences which are directly linked to the job.

The Importance of Writing a Good Resume - Work It Daily

The Importance of Writing a Good Resume - Work It Daily Could you write a winning resume right now if you had to? While most believe they can, the fact of the matter is that the majority of resumes turned in to employers and other hiring services never even make past the automation process, and thus aren't even read by real people. This is a huge problem that plagues the workforce in today’s modern age, but there are ways around it. If you do not have the skill-set to write a proper resume, then letting a quality company handle it for you just might be the difference in getting hired and getting overlooked again. If you need professional help, there are affordable resume-writing services available for you, and with different online coupons, you won’t have to pay a lot. But before you go with any type of service, take a few minutes to understand why having a great resume is so important to your employment chances. Reasons You Need a Great Resume Readability and succinctness are things everyone know about when it comes to writing a proper resume. So you don’t need your intelligence insulted by reading about how a resume should be formatted here. There are bigger points to focus on, which you will read about below. Specific Skills Needed This is the most obvious point that people know they need to list on their resume, but it’s also the most common area where people fail to address the issue correctly. It goes without saying that you need to display a specific skill for a specific job, but how you relay this to the reader is just as important as what you know. If you cannot get the message across that you can do the job, you’re not going to be interviewed, much less hired. This is where a professional service can help you relay that message. Company Familiarity Needed It needs to come through on the resume that you’re familiar with the company. A lot of people tend to believe that you only need the company familiarity upon an interview. Well, this might help explain the high unemployment numbers out there. Employers want the best of the bunch, and unless your resume shows that you have familiarity with the brand, it might be overlooked time and again. Quick, Lasting Impression Needed A great resume should relay to the person in charge of hiring that you’re the right employee for the job in well under a minute. That means a great resume needs to get straight to the point and highlight every strong characteristic you have. Most people tend to ramble on while going heavy on the prose, so this is another reason why having your resume written for you is a smart idea. You may be overzealous with wanting to highlight your strong points, resulting in a run-on format that no one reads. Strong Reference Category Needed No, it’s not just enough to list a few references. You have to list them in a reader-friendly way that lets the reader get the true point of what you’re listing and why you’re listing it. The average person writing a resume doesn’t list their references correctly; they either get too longwinded in the relationship or they fail to even list their best references to begin with. Companies need your strongest references pertaining to the position you want, not just the people who will speak highly of you. The thing about writing a resume personally is that you are inclined to ramble and to highlight points that you believe are important. A company doesn’t care about that stuff; a company only cares about how you will fit in with their system. This is why a resume-writing service might pay off. Image Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!