Teachers in Transition: Career Change and Real Talk for Burned-Out Teachers

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Recent information has come out about "Work From Home Burnout." I have long studied the ill effects of job burnout and the need for work-life balance in our lives, but when you are working from home, the lines start to blur and studies show more and more remote workers are working longer hours and not taking time off for a  mental--or physical--recharge.

In this episode, I offer some tips on how to avoid  WFH burnout. I hope you will find them useful.

I am also offering the link to the stress assessment I mentioned in the episode along with a link to a cheat sheet on stress management and my ebook on stress management. They are all FREE! Enjoy.

To download the free Stress Assessment, click here:  https://kittyboitnott.lpages.co/stress-assessment/.

To download the "Cheat Sheet on Stress Management Strategies," click here:  https://kittyboitnott.lpages.co/cheat-sheet-on-stress-management/.

To download my free eBook, Stressed, Stretched, and Just Plain Overwhelmed, click here:  http://teachersintransition.com/ebook.

Have questions? Contact me at [email protected]. 

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Back in January, I wrote a blog post entitled "10 Must-Do's If You Want to Improve Your Career in 2020." I wrote it before COVID-19 hit the country like a Mack truck.

Still, given that many teachers are quitting their teaching jobs rather than putting themselves at risk by going into the buildings where they might not be safe, I decided the tips are still pertinent.

I talk about the ten tips you need to keep in mind if you are starting a new job search, and if you want to read the post in full, click here:  https://teachersintransition.com/teachers-in-transition/improve-your-career-in-2020.

I mentioned that I am starting a new cohort of job seekers in September. If you would like to join the group to get the coaching you might need to make a career transition, check out this link:  https://boitnottcoach.samcart.com/products/jumpstart-your-job-search-group-coaching-during-the-pandemic/

And if you would like to chat about your specific situation in a 20-minute complimentary Discovery Session, click here:  http://teachersintransition.com/calendar.

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There are three very specific types of stress:  acute, episodic, and chronic. In this episode, Kitty talks about what each type of stress entails and how you might choose to deal with each.

 #stress #stressmanagement #stressrelief #acutestress #episodicstress #chronicstress

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Interviews are necessary if you wish to land a new job. They represent one of the last steps in the process, and it is disappointing when you have gone through an interview you thought went well and then you don't get the job.

Unless you have a full understanding of how interviews really work, however, it is possible for you to blow it and not know it. What I mean by that is that the interview isn't really about YOU. It is about what you can do for your potential employer. And if you talk about yourself and your career goals and all the things YOU want without talking about how you can help your new employer and what you bring to the job you're going to lose out. 

Most interviewees neglect to do the basic research they need to do before going to the interview. If you don't know what I mean, listen to this episode of "Teachers in Transition."

#jobsearch #careerchange #interviewing #interviewskills

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This week's topic is stress, and in it, Kitty talks about specific ways to be more mindful at the moment. When we are stressed out and anxious, more often than not, it is the result of fretting or regretting something in the past or projecting and worrying about something the future. Neither is helpful. So, you need to learn how to pull yourself back into the present moment, and this episode offers some ways to do that.

The tips offered in today's episode are from a post from Psychology Today by Leslie Becker-Phelps, Ph.D. entitled, "Lost in Hurts? Ground Yourself in the Present."

For more information on how to create a mindfulness practice to help reduce and manage your stress, contact Kitty at [email protected].

#stress #stressrefief #stressmanagement, #mindfulness #presentmoment

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School opening has already begun in some parts of the country. And many teachers are forced to consider their options. If you are a teacher who has decided that going back to school this fall isn't an option for you, you will want to listen to this episode of "Teachers in Transition" because Kitty Boitnott, Heart-Centered Career Transition and Job Search Coach talks about the many moving parts of the average job search.

In this episode, Kitty ponders the many questions and challenges facing teachers who are struggling with whether to go back into their schools or not. She also talks about the challenges job seekers will face while job hunting during a pandemic. Many of the old rules and traditional advice goes out the window during times like these.

But if you are job hunting, there are some things you need to know about how to manage your resume and get it through the Applicant Tracking System as well as how to network in theses days of COVID.

#jobsearch #jobhunting #careerchange #careertransition 

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If you are a teacher who is thinking about the wisdom of returning to your job this fall in the event that your system is going back in person or on a hybrid model, this episode is for you. Kitty Boitnott, Heart-Centered Career Transition and Job Search Coach talks about the questions that teachers are having to consider as they think about going back to school in the middle of a pandemic.

If you are a teacher with an underlying health condition or you worry about the possibility of picking up the virus and bringing it home to your family or your aging parents, you are not alone. These are serious considerations.

If you have to make the hard decision that you can't return to your district which means quitting your job, you may need help finding a new job or seeking out a career change. Contact Kitty for a complimentary Discovery Session at http://teachersintransition.com/calendar.

Contact Kitty by email at [email protected].

Check out Kitty's website at TeachersinTransition.com (http://teachersintransition.com/)

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Everyone is feeling over-stressed these days. Between the pandemic, financial pressures, and racial unrest, no one in the country is unaffected.

In this week's episode, Kitty shares specific tips on how to lower stress with an eye toward free and low-cost solutions that are relatively simple to implement. The suggestions come from an article posted on Healthline. The article is entitled, "16 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress and Anxiety" by Kerri-Ann Jennings, MS, RD (August 28, 2018).

Check it out. Remember that you need to take care of yourself emotionally and mentally as well as physically during these challenging times.

#pandemic #coronavirus #COVID-19 #stress #stressrelievers #anxiety #stressmanagement

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Successful job seekers or career changers need to be able to network to facilitate their search. In times of the pandemic, however, networking isn't being practiced in person. That doesn't mean it isn't being practiced, though.

A substitute for in-person networking is virtual networking, and the perfect place to start that is LinkedIn. Listen to today's episode to learn how to approach LinkedIn if you aren't all that familiar with this platform. Get your profile completed and follow all the recommendations and protocols.

Additionally, seek out virtual job fairs that you may attend. In addition to a completed LinkedIn profile, you will want to have your resume ready as well.

Check out resources available for job seekers and career changes at http://teachersintransition.com.

If you want to talk with Kitty about how to get a successful job search underway, make an appointment for a 20-minute complimentary Discovery Session at http://teachersintransition.com/calendar.

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Now that we are past the 4th of July, predictably, attention is being turned to schools. Do we open them this fall? When do we open them if we do? And what precautions will be taken to help mitigate the risks to students and teachers and other staff?

While this is all serious business, if you want a chuckle and a relatively light-hearted take on these questions, take a look at this bit by educator and administrator, Gerry Brooks. The particular YouTube video to check out is entitled, "Classroom Job Assignments for this year..."

In this episode, I comment on how I love Brooks' humorous take on the various implications of going back to school in the fall, but he also points out some very serious considerations. And that's what I talk about in this week's episode. Each individual listener is going to have to make an individual decision about whether or not he or she goes back to school in the fall.

To learn more about Gerry Brooks, click here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-6WUaQSC_AfKZrinPuhVFw

To make an appointment to talk about your individual situation, click here for a 20-minute complimentary session:  https://teachersintransition.com/calendar.

To reach out to Kitty by email, write to [email protected]

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