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âI want to change jobs because I feel really unhappy working in that school. I canât take it any longer!â
Many of my clients come to me with problems â that are not really what the problem is about.
Hereâs a little sample coaching snippet and a key tool that will help you uncover whatâs really going on.
The tool is called the â5 whysâ.
Teacher: âI want to leave my job because I feel really unhappy working in that school. I canât take it any longer!â
WHY?
âMy principal throws me into any class whenever he feels like it! It makes me feel that what I do isnât important. Iâm more senior than others in the scâŠ
3 Simple Tips to Create Balance between Job Applications, Work and Living Life
One of the big frustrations my clients have when they come to me for coaching is striking that balance between work, home life and job applications.
The reason they are so frustrated is that applying for jobsâŠ. is a job in itself.
Many of my clients haveâŠ
a full time job and are balancing that with family,
household chores and
trying to do some ânormalâ things like exercising and
catching up with friends and
filling out application forms
It really is a challenging time!
So what can you do to make this a âŠ
What Jobs Can Teachers Do?
If youâve done the self-reflection work outlined in my previous blogs â ONLY THEN should you begin to identify with alternative career jobs or labels. After all, there are SO MANY variations of types of jobs out there nowadays it takes plenty of reflection and self-awareness to get clear.Â
My type of coaching is Career and Life CoachingâŠ. But there are so many other types of coaches out there â financial coaches, health coaches, sports and performance coaches, relationship coaches, money mind-setâŠ
How do I find my Ideal Career?
Identify your Skillset
Before you go searching for hours on end on the job websites â you absolutely need to do some personal reflection work first. The first requirement is to thoroughly recognise your skillset.
What are you good at? Which activities give you energy and excitement when you get involved in them? In which situations do you perform well? This signifies that they are associated with your strengths.
In 1-1 career coaching we identify together are my clientâs personal strengths in the bâŠ
What are some Alternative Careers for Teachers?
If you told me 5 years ago that I was going to become a Career Coach - I would have thought you were crazy!!!!
From Teacher to Career Coach: A Little about my Story
In 2014, I took my first year-long career break to travel to the USA and South America. The previous school year had been tough for me â challenging classroom behaviour and my expectations of myself were high, paperwork, corrections and colourful displays, spending evenings and weekends on school stuff â early mornings and late eveningâŠ
Realise that you are not a tree - You can MOVE!
Ciara Mc Guane, Rahoo
I am absolutely thrilled to have Ciara Mc Guane from Rahoo to guest blog on this weekâs teacher career change story. For anyone outside of the world of teaching or from outside Ireland, Ciara runs a highly successful teacher professional development company who run summer courses, personal interest courses, online and face-to face courses. Â Rahoo was established only a few years ago in 2017 and has since gone from strength to strength.
This is her journey. Many thanks Ciara fâŠ
5 Reasons Newly Qualified Teachers are the Best!
I have massive respect for newly trained teachers! Entering the classroom and the staff-room as a new teacher is no easy feat! Itâs quite overwhelming for the first few months indeed.
I usually end up sitting beside them in the staff-room because I feel we have something in common. As a substitute teacher and NQT⊠you feel a bit of an outsider. It takes time to settle into a staff. Itâs only natural but it is hard to enter into some conversations when everyone else knows one another for the last âŠ
Trust your gut, do your sums and make a plan
This weekâs career change guest blog is from Ciara Bruton who is a Holistic Life & Business Coach. Ciara spent 7 years working as a Primary School teacher and has fully transitioned into her dream role as a coach. Ciara helps new, holistic practitioners in Ireland to get their business and website up and running without the overwhelm. She tells us her incredible journey about trusting her gut and making the leap towards a new career path. Here is her story.
The Transition
In 2017, I quit my âpermaâŠ
âStep Outside Your Comfort Zoneâ
The first in the series of five blog posts about teacher and career change is a fantastic story from teacher to meal-planner and it comes from Claire Gillies based in the UK. Claire shares her story about career change from Primary School Teacher to business owner: Claire has just launched her own meal-planning business called Delicious and Real.
Claireâs Background as a Teacher
Claire explains that she was a full time teacher before having her first child â and while she loved being in the classrâŠ
Teachers: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Yourself on your Standard Application Form
Over the years, I reviewed Standard Application Forms for hundreds of teachers. You guys are the most dedicated, caring and organised bunch, Iâm so lucky to have met so many wonderful teachers over the last few years. We truly have lots of laughs on our calls together.
When it comes to preparing for job applications though, there is lots of confusion!
Here are the main themes I saw when working 1:1 with clients.
Too much detail
Not knowing where to begin
Not providing specific evidence of past teachâŠ
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