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[quote=Anonymous]I was in marketing for three years then taught English for six years. Three years ago we moved to DC and I couldn't find a teaching job. Now I do communications work for a management consulting firm.

I made the switch using my connections and it helped that I had 1) some previous corporate experience related to communications, and 2) a senior employee at the company advocating for me. Even so I had to take a fairly junior title and a pay cut. I was very quickly promoted once I proved I could handle the responsibilities.

I did encounter some anti-teacher sentiment as I made the switch - basically my six years were discounted as being not relevant to the corporate world. You have to think carefully about how you package your skills and how they relate to the job you want. Think about how you analyzed and managed student data to make decisions, if you had any leadership positions - did you manage a budget as a dept chair? Did you organize professional development for your peers? Try not to focus your resume too much on classroom skills (though I bet your public speaking skills are outstanding) or curriculum development, unless you think you want to go into facilitation or adult learning.

Good luck! It's not easy but it can be done.[/quote]

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