Career paths with fast progression after sahm ing

[Monapaloma]

So.
I'm mid thirties and looking for a new career after 10yrs + of being a Sahm. I'm interested to learn about careers that have few qualification related entry requirements, but great options to study whilst working.
Full time is fine, and I can be flexible with hours. Inspire me!

@Teateaandmoretea I will look at this. Thank you

Could also be worth looking at procurement roles - variety of levels in most public and private orgs and mostly on the job training. A level of numeracy required though.

@Bookishandblondish
Interesting. I hadn't thought of that. Are you in a similar role?

Financial advice? Get an admin job for an IFA and study while you work for the CII diploma. Lots of employers will pay for your books and exams. If you’re a people person you’d probably be good at it and you can make really decent money.

Another one suggestion accountancy

If you have had 10 years out of the work force, you probably need to start at the bottom and work your way up in an industry. Example office or catering/hotel/hospitality have scope for in house training and progression, although some companies may charge you to complete qualifications and expect you to work for that company for x amount of years. Alternately, you could start your own business. You also need to take into account travel costs to work. Have a look at Women Returners to work, there are some groups that promote and support women back into the work place

Another option could be insurance. You could start off in a call centre role, study for your Cert CII and progress. There are many options: underwriting, claims, legal etc

No - I’m a management consultant but have worked with procurement people at all levels in a variety of roles - hence knowing that most people take exams on the job. Try googling for jobs but once qualified/ bit of experience, there’s loads of jobs which are well paid and generally decent hours

Thanks so much everyone. There are some really helpful suggestions on this thread. I'm grateful to every single poster that has taken time to respond

This is a slight deviation from the point. But I was watching the channel 4 show , 'The Interview'.
It's strange isn't it, how when a man is interviewed and he mentions he's 'a real family man' or 'a busy dad' etc. it's seen as a real measure of reliability, a real positive human quality . Yet I almost daren't mention raising my (large) family at all, despite the fact that I've done it well. I'm almost ashamed of my time as a SAHM, even though nowadays I'd think nothing of say, starting my day at 4am, taking on a massive workload, etc etc. I can multitask like a pro. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Rant over

@prettywisdomous thanks for the suggestion. I'll take a look

I’d suggest becoming an accountant specialising in pensions or private client tax work. You get to work with UHNWI types and advise them on all aspects of their personal tax and business taxes so people skills are critical and if you work with one of top 10 accounting firms then sales skills/“gift of the gab” will be an asset in due course. You have to work very hard for 3 years to qualify/pass exams but once you’re qualified there’s no upper limit on your earnings. After 5 yrs you’d probably be a manager and could make £50-75k depending on location

@pinkcarpet thank you. Do you mean training first or to train on the job?

Mona usually you train on the job and you get paid study leave during your training contract, but it would probably require you to study in the evenings as well as the exams are hard and it’s preferable to pass first time to progress quickly.

There’s lots of information about return to work programmes with all the Big 4 accounting firms (PwC, KPMG, EY and Deloitte) as well as lower tier (Grant Thornton, RSM, PKF etc)