Switching Careers
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- vaxorcist0
I have a friend who left a $75,000 ad job for grad school in social work. she graduated with TONS of debt and finds the jobs in her new field paying about 1/3rd to half of what she used to make. She also hates big institutions with lots of regulations and rules and paperwork... so I think it's fair to examine exactly what your future career will entail on a daily basis if you go that route....
Otherwise, you can do a hell of a lot for people without fixating on a degree or certification.... sometimes those things railroad you into a life you may not want....
- teh0
- UKV0
What moldero said. Take your existing skill set, and find a new market. You'll have a faster transition, a better shot at maintaining current wage, and you will do work that aligns with your passions.
- ali0
Why not first volunteer at a Special Needs Centre/School to see if you are cut out for it?
After a 2 day photo shoot this week at a Respite and an Aged/Dementia Care Centre I realised it takes a very compassionate, positive, empathetic, patient, creative and supportive person to last at this type of job. The staff there had my utmost respect by the end of the shoot.
- Hombre_Lobo0
My gf does this kind thing and in the uk you'll be wanting and needing to do placements at any schools that specialise in caring for autistic or special needs children. No one will employ you without experience.
Its very hard work to get as so many people want to do it and rhere are very few jobs going. But if you want it bad enough you'll find work.
- 20020
Depends on what you are trying to get in to.
What do you do now and what do you want to do?
- zoozoo0
i have no idea what i need to do to get into that and google searches are not very clear.
- monkeyshine0
I have a few friends in social work and the pay is pretty terrible. Hope you're ready for a simple life.
- zoozoo0
ok. i found stuff.
looks like school it is
- zoozoo0
no respect i tells ya
- 20020
At NYU there is Social Work degree.
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/You can take general education route or more specific.
Regardless, you need education.
- cannonball19780
Find something you really do want to do before leaving something you don't want to do.
- bjladams0
my wife has a degree and works in early child education - she says that due to malpractice lawsuits/insurance, applicants for those types of jobs are not even considered without a minimum of a bachelors degree, and a lot of places are even looking for masters degrees now...
- BusterBoy0
My wife has just started full time study to become a teacher...after years of working corporate.
Me...I wannabe a film maker and activist and take my cause to social media...I hear you can make a real good living.
- you should go to africa. I hear there are a lot of bad guys.cannonball1978
- i heard there's a black leprecon called Kony in Uganda.pango
- chrisRG0
sometimes i wish i could just be a coconut seller in a nice beach... for real!
- zoozoo0
ah yes it is easier if you just search individual schools.
thanks anyways.
- melq0
Back when "Dear Abby" was Abigail Van Buren, a writer asked (paraphrased):
"I'd like to go to medical school. But I'm 40, it'll take me 10 years to complete the studies and by the time I'd graduate I'd be 50."
Abby responded, "And how old will you be in 10 years if you don't go to medical school."
- mg330
I'm not trying to throw ridiculousness into this thread, but just once I'd like someone to post about giving up on graphic design to become a champion pole vaulter. Or a long distance swimmer.