I REALLY need to find some work...

[Amme88]

Hi everyone

I'm mum to a nine year old in year 5 at primary school.
When pregnant I took the decision not to return to my full time role as a senior account manger in a digital marketing agency in London.

I really disliked the job and I honestly wasn't terribly good at it.

I really would like to find some work now and be able to financially contribute to our household. My partner has been amazing and carried the load, supporting us until now, but I can see it's very stressful.

I'm just at a bit of a loss as to where to begin looking! I trained to become a life coach with the coaching academy, and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to win clients ever since.

I'm now at the stage I'd happily turn my hand to anything that would bring in some additional income. A friend suggested I post on mumsnet to see if anyone had any great ideas!? HELP!😅

Some companies have 'returnship' programmes, seen those on Indeed etc. Worth a try?

What jobs have you applied for??
What made you decide to go for life coaching? What skills do you have that you would make you good at it. It’s a bit of a niche choice and a luxury expense for most right now I’d have thought. But what can you use from what you learned that is transferable? What are you open to?

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. I'll have a hunt and see what I can find (although I have no desire to return to marketing!). Thank you.

Bad advice from your friend. Unless you want to try taking in some ironing, I would expect you’d be better off trying to find a careers advice service. Weird that a life coach seems unable to work out how to change their life.

Coaching is something I knew I'd be good at. I'm approachable and easy to talk to, a great listener and a problem solver - all those text-book skills which really come in handy when needed. It all sounds a bit wishy-washy now I'm putting it in writing, but I think folks genuinely appreciate my easy going manner and good humour...

Coaching is something I knew I'd be good at. I'm approachable and easy to talk to, a great listener and a problem solver - all those text-book skills which really come in handy when needed. It all sounds a bit wishy-washy now I'm putting it in writing, but I think folks genuinely appreciate my easy going manner and good humour...

Do you want to retrain for a career (classics like social work, teaching, nursing where jobs will always exist, use some of the soft skills you mentioned - and are incredibly stressful...) or find any work?

Are you good with children or just adults? If you like children it's fairly quick to do the childminding course and first aid course - you also need an Ofsted inspection, then you're good to go. You will definitely be able to contribute financially to the household. You can take tiny ones all day or focus on after school if you prefer and can do pick-ups and don't need full time.

@Amme88 I doubt that will be enough to justify whatever the charge is

What is the charge just out of curiosity? I imagine you can ask ChatGPT for coaching now.

Also, I read a couple of books that were quite good - this was years ago

I belong to a local business networking thing. They have said that the coaches who turn up don't seem to have any business so it isn't you. I don't think they are attending anymore because I've never met one but I tend to go to tailored sessions.

if you are a very personable person, I think that's an excellent start. Finding good people skills isn't easy for recruiters.

obviously a lot depends on how much you want to make and what your other skills are. With your marketing experience, you should be able to transfer those skills and make use of them somewhere else. Also, it may have been the company that you didn't like? Company culture makes such a difference.

to be honest, I am surprised that you went for life coaching but I'm under the impression that it is pretty much dying as an industry. Is corporate coaching still going okay? Maybe you could do that.

I mean this respectfully, but you don't sound like a problem solver from what is written here. And I'd echo the PP that it's ironic that you, a life coach, need some direction in your life. I'm being objective and of course I don't know you so don't take it to heart. I just think you should be aware of these things and maybe think about how you present yourself on your CV and later, hopefully, at interview.

Apprenticeship.
After being at home for 11 years with the kids, it was brilliant. Okay wage wasn't amazing first 18 months once qualified the options were amazing.
Good luck OP

Have a look at NHS administrative jobs in your area if you haven't already. More competitive than it used to be but I know people with absolutely no related experience and big CV gaps who have got band 2 jobs (better than nothing if you currently have nothing, and there are usually part time jobs if you want to still do a lot of the SAHM stuff) just based on good soft skills and a degree in a different subject from donkeys years before, obviously GCSE/ O level English and maths...