Thursday, April 30, 2009

Assessing Your Skills

Are you tired of your current job? Have you been forced to take a buyout or retire early? Where do I go from here is a question that you may be asking yourself?

Today we will take a look at assessing your skills. We will breakdown the skills of a teacher and how those skills could be transferable into other jobs.

Teachers usually like to help others, usually children or young adults. They also are comfortable speaking in front of groups of people. They are oftentimes great motivators. Teachers also are good planners, they make lesson plans for their students. Teachers usually like to read and process information well. Teachers are well educated, they usually have a Bachelors degree and state certification.

So we have uncovered the following transferable skills: desire to help others, public speaking, good planner, good reader, well educated, excellent comprehension

Possible jobs that could be a match for this skill set indude the following:
Corporate Trainer, Mentor, Career Coach, Life Coach, Business Consultant, Library Worker, Daycare Provider, Motivational Speaker, Financial Advisor

Corporate Trainers teach and motivate people oftentimes in large groups.
Mentors help people develop.
Career coaches develop plans on an individual basis and may also do seminars.
Life coaches use their love for reading and processing information to help others develop.
Business Consultants use their knowledge along with planning to improve workplace situations.

Library workers can work with young people and help them locate reference materials.

Daycare provider is a place where former teachers can still work with children.
Motivational speakers is an occupation where a teacher could use their planning skills and present materials use their public speaking skills.

Financial Advisors educate people on insurance and investment options.

If you need help in assessing your skills contact Resume Solutions, LLC today at http://www.resumesolutionsllc.com/.

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