Suggestions for a career change?

[Roma2013]

Really fed up with the lack of opportunities for a permanent full-time appointment in academia. Need to rethink/retrain. This is the situation:

1. I have done nothing except university lecturing - and being a full time SAHM. I'm not sure I know the full range of possible - if any - jobs available in other working environments

1. I have a good (ish) degree and PhD in English

1. I am old (think 50 )

1. I would like to earn £40k p.a.

1. Am happy to spend a few years retraining but would like to fast-track as quickly as possible.

1. Am better working as a team than in isolation

1. Not especially numerate; am good at brainstorming.

...it's not looking promising really is it?

married I think it seems simpler when you look back on it? I retrained too & it's taken about 3 years from making the decision to feel I'm on a career track again and earning reasonable money (I'm 40) but at the time it was quite daunting. I had at least done a variety of jobs and been in the workplace continuously - OP has only done one and has had time out.

What did you retrain as phineyj?

It does seem that if you miss the boat with graduate training schemes it can be hard to find a way in to large companies without competing with graduates at the bottom. A lot of retraining seems to be public sector for a specific role - social worker, ot, teacher, nurse, doctor. And then possibly lawyer or accountant.

There must be more?

Hi there

This isn't really an AIBU, so we've moved it to 'Going Back to Work'. Best of luck to the OP.

I would say teaching, I managed to get to about 50k in under ten years.

quietbatperson - I work in procurement and love it. Numeracy is a key skill. Yes, there's (sadly) quite a few people who work in procurement who are not very good at maths - which means normally expensive mistakes, worse deals, poor forecasting, completely not understanding costings etc.

Given the numeracy issue, looks like Procurement is out. Aris, what level/discipline of teaching are you at to earn 50k?

I'm not sure about a sideways move at university level. I could have a look at that I guess. Something university management related, perhaps?

I am a member of the senior management team, started off as a fast track teacher.

Not fast track, teach first .

I think you sometimes have to go sideways to gain the foundation to move forward from. As a lecturer what have you been managing? Programme convenor etc? If you haven't why do you think you can move directly into a management role? The competition may have been doing a more relevant job - why do you think you should be appointed? What marks you outas better than the competition? Not rying to be nasty - just tryng to focus you on the interviews!

When I took a career change I had to start right at the bottom again and took a huge pay cut. I agree with married.

I'd be prepared to work my way up to management. It's just that I would want to do it quickly, given my age. Those questions are good, married and have made me think. I haven't been Programme convenor but I have managed staff within an (admittedly small) team. I've ran a household and juggled alot ('stupidly hopeful' emoticon)

Recruitment consultant in the education sector.

Recruitment Consultant in Education Sector? That may be possible. Does anyone have this line of work who could tell me detailed information about it?