11 episodes

Welcome to the Jr High Dropout, where we discuss everything you’ll need to know if you’re ready to drop out of the classroom and into your next role.

The Jr High Dropout The Jr High Dropout

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 9 Ratings

Welcome to the Jr High Dropout, where we discuss everything you’ll need to know if you’re ready to drop out of the classroom and into your next role.

    Season 1 Wrap

    Season 1 Wrap

    This is a wrap on season 1, I leave you with a challenge. Connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know when you finish the challenge. See you next season! 

    • 4 min
    Find your strengths to help you find your next opportunity

    Find your strengths to help you find your next opportunity

    Paulette Pinero is the owner of Lead Media LLC, a boutique management and strategy consulting firm, and she is on a mission to get Latinas the job, business and pay they want. She is no stranger to the challenges teachers, students and parents face in the education system and she works with many teachers to help them find a new job they are passionate about. In this episode, she offers many suggestions for how to find your next career based on the strengths you possess. Be sure to connect with Paulette on LinkedIn and check out her website https://www.theleadmedia.com/

    • 54 min
    Signs it's time to leave the classroom

    Signs it's time to leave the classroom

    Alexandria Croom is a learning program manager who is able to keep her cool in any business situation because of her experience in the classroom. She knew it was time to leave the profession because of divine intervention. She shares about the transferable skills that teachers have and we share some laughs over stories from her teaching days. Be sure to connect with Alexandria on LinkedIn.

    • 52 min
    The Next Step: Life After Teaching

    The Next Step: Life After Teaching

    Sara Stevick is an instructional designer and mentor to teachers who are making their way out of the classroom. In this episode, she has a ton of advice for teachers  on resumes, cover letters and connecting with recruiters! She has created lots of amazing free resources to help teachers find their next step. 

    She has an incredibly supportive LinkedIn group with teachers who have been in your shoes as well as teachers trying to decide what life looks like outside of the classroom. Join her LinkedIn group by searching for The Next Step: Life After Teaching on LinkedIn and check out her website. www.lifeafterteaching.co and make sure to connect with Sara on LinkedIn.

    • 46 min
    Contract work is something you may not have considered

    Contract work is something you may not have considered

    Stephanie McBride is an instructional designer who will tell us about the value of contract work, how to find and negotiate new contracts and how to prepare for interviews. Be sure to connect with her on LinkedIn. 

    • 29 min
    Frame your story for the job you want, not the job you have.

    Frame your story for the job you want, not the job you have.

    Matt Sustaita is a senior sales enablement content strategist. He gives great advice on framing your narrative for the job you want and not the job you have now.  His LinkedIn is very polished and does a great job of focusing his skills from the classroom to match the job he wanted in the corporate world. He also has an incredible website that showcases his experience and work samples. Be sure to connect with him on LinkedIn and take a look at www.elearningbymatt.com/

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

DawnWarren ,

Hooray!!

Finally some content from people who have been teachers! I love this and it’s given me a great deal of confidence when I need it and thanks for making the water less murky to jump into a new career! Thank you♥️

Mella_Ella ,

Packed full of great content

I know this podcast is for teachers looking for a pivot, but it could be applied to anyone wanting to make a career change. The host asks great questions to pull advice & tips from the guest. It feels like I’m sitting at a table with friends listening to a good story.

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