Leaving current job...to look for another one.

Oldernotwiser

Gleeful wrote: »

On the OTHER hand, I left my teaching job without another job to go to, and am now a manager in an office.

Are you suggesting that's a progression or not?

Did you do it in the middle of a recession?

Gleeful

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Are you suggesting that's a progression or not?

Did you do it in the middle of a recession?

Well the poster was full of doom and gloom about how being a failed teacher had ruined his life!

I'm not suggesting it's a progression, more proof that it's not the end of the world and there are other opportunities out there.

I got my job BECAUSE I'd been a teacher, my boss would not have given me my job without having held another position of such responsibility. Before teaching, I had no managerial experience. Ok, managing classes is maybe different than managing adults, but not necessarily. Some adults can behave like big kids sometimes!

This field offers me as much earning potential as a teacher, possibly more, so maybe it is progression. In a few years time I could be on 65k - similar to a headteacher - who's to say I would have ended up as one of those if I hadn't left education?

It was in April, so yes, in the current recession.

rabb

Gleeful wrote: »

Well the poster was full of doom and gloom about how being a failed teacher had ruined his life!

I'm not suggesting it's a progression, more proof that it's not the end of the world and there are other opportunities out there.

I got my job BECAUSE I'd been a teacher, my boss would not have given me my job without having held another position of such responsibility. Before teaching, I had no managerial experience. Ok, managing classes is maybe different than managing adults, but not necessarily. Some adults can behave like big kids sometimes!

This field offers me as much earning potential as a teacher, possibly more, so maybe it is progression. In a few years time I could be on 65k - similar to a headteacher - who's to say I would have ended up as one of those if I hadn't left education?

It was in April, so yes, in the current recession.

Well good for you Gleeful I'm happy for you. Well I've been trying to get out of this nightmare for 2 and a half years and applied to every flaming company under the sun and got nowhere. So I have no hope, I really don't. And no there's nothing wrong with my applications, I have got shortlisted from the hundreds on lots of occassions. Ive also practised and refined my interview techniques multiple times. Yes I do sound negative, I can't fail to feel that way to be honest. And as I've been working for teaching agencies for 3 years that will look really crap on my CV. I'm a broken man to be honest, I don't even bother socializing anymore. Spent 400 quid on a football season ticket and ive only bothered going to 1 game all season, have no interest in anything. I could go the doctors but he can't do anything apart from put me on some mind altering drug, don't want that.

In process of applying for another 2 jobs this weekend. Prob be a waste of time and the company will sneer at why im applying for a 12-14k job.

Had two rejections emails in my inbox today. Same old story, gutted I wasted my life studying so hard at uni all those years. Would have been no worse off if been a petty criminal druggy is way it seems to me.

hcb42

I DID hand in my notice with no job to go to. Worked three months notice, had interview for new job, and secured it at identical pay but halved travel distance.

To me it was worth the risk, but then I know I have a very solid CV. I took a break which I could afford to fund, as the new job start date was delayed (new co)

I understand the needing time off thing, the one thing that would tell me to urge caution is that you are applying for hundreds of jobs and getting nowhere..

Gleeful

rabb wrote: »

Well good for you Gleeful I'm happy for you. Well I've been trying to get out of this nightmare for 2 and a half years and applied to every flaming company under the sun and got nowhere. So I have no hope, I really don't. And no there's nothing wrong with my applications, I have got shortlisted from the hundreds on lots of occassions. Ive also practised and refined my interview techniques multiple times. Yes I do sound negative, I can't fail to feel that way to be honest. And as I've been working for teaching agencies for 3 years that will look really crap on my CV. I'm a broken man to be honest, I don't even bother socializing anymore. Spent 400 quid on a football season ticket and ive only bothered going to 1 game all season, have no interest in anything. I could go the doctors but he can't do anything apart from put me on some mind altering drug, don't want that.

In process of applying for another 2 jobs this weekend. Prob be a waste of time and the company will sneer at why im applying for a 12-14k job.

Had two rejections emails in my inbox today. Same old story, gutted I wasted my life studying so hard at uni all those years. Would have been no worse off if been a petty criminal druggy is way it seems to me.

I do feel for you. My friend is in a similar boat, she's now a teaching assistant. Did you train in Primary? What part of the country are you in?

Maybe your self confidence is an issue during job interviews and applications? You seem very defeatist and depressed.

I'd sign up for some (non-teaching) job agencies and see how you go. That's what I did. Within 48 hours of signing up, I was working at my current employer, 6 weeks later I was a permanent member of staff and I was running the department I had joined and was managing 10 staff.

altin_2

I have to thank you all for your advises.

I'm really pleased to ask here first and yes...to open my eyes.
Indeed we are living in difficult times, keep the job, gain more experience and FIND TIME to apply for others.

Thank you, thank you and good bless you.