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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Real estate.  I know 2 teachers who crushed it in real estate.[/quote]

Anyone crushing it in real estate probably wasn’t cut out for teaching in the first place.[/quote]

??  Weird post.  A lot of the same skills.[/quote]

What skills are those?[/quote]

Have you no imagination? [/quote]

DP.

What teachers bring to the table:  outstanding people skills, highly organized, able to speak in a cogent yet comprehensible manner about a wide variety of complex and mundane topics, visual, outstanding technology skills (especially after last year this may be much more a teacher skill than perhaps a realtor skill), ability to flex and pivot, ability to regroup, good spin, strong ability to manage grumpy and unlikable people and get them to do what you need them to do, willing to work with huge jerks and let the hostility roll off their backs, great networkers, detail oriented, follow-the-rules kind of people, strong ethics, etc.

I mean, what more do you want?

- Signed, A Principal[/quote]

Outstanding tech skills? Come on. Every one of us who works remote does at least as well or better.[/quote]

the thing about this whole list of skills is that they're things every single half-decent office worker has, plus additional specialized skills. i was a teacher for a few years and have interviewed quite a few teachers for multiple positions, since i'm always trying to help them escape. unfortunately, a lot just don't have any specialized skills to bring to the table, just the generalized soft skills above. they're often like "i know how to teach, so i know how to learn," as though this will take care of the skills they need for any position.

teachers: if you want out, go get a certificate in...something...anything if you've only been a teacher. your skills are less transferrable than you think.[/quote]

Thank you for your contribution. Would you please be so kind to expand a bit further? As in what field you interview people for and what would make a teacher more… appealing.  [/quote]

mostly education-related non-profits and public entities. the issue is that most teachers don't come to the table with strong budgeting, project management, or program development experience. it's common for teachers to describe these things in terms of their classroom experiences (budgeting for classroom supplies, managing a classroom of children, developing curriculum, etc.), and on the surface, i can see why it might appear relevant. but oh god if i could tell teachers one thing for interviews, it's to not do this, unless it's for an entry-level position, like a program assistant, where you're competing with new college grads. it makes them appear so clueless; these things are on such vastly different levels, that it makes them look like they have no idea what's actually going on in an office.

teachers who have previous administrative work or management work (as in those who have moved beyond classroom teaching) experience are often fine. those without it should look into certificate programs in budgeting, accounting, non-profit administration, project management, etc. you'll look great for administrative work in education fields.

there are a lot of teachers without administrative skills, and there are a lot of education administrators without field experience. putting the two together makes a strong candidate.[/quote]

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