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Deciding to leave your current career for life in the classroom can be daunting. Check out these top tips from education charity Teach First on retraining as a teacher and putting your industry experience to work in the classroom:

1) Know how to transfer your skills

You won’t be starting from scratch in a new career in teaching. Whatever your background the skills and competencies you have gained will be essential, especially for engaging and inspiring pupils. Over 20% of those who joined the Teach First Programme last year came from other careers, bringing a wealth of skills and experience into the classroom.

2) Prepare yourself for immediate responsibility

Moving into the classroom can be a challenge. Changing career through Teach First harnesses your experience and enables you transfer your skills, so be ready to demonstrate your ability to communicate and be a leader.

3) Tell us about you

Many people consider teaching as they want to give something back and share their knowledge and experience and become positive role models. Whatever your motivation be prepared to be open and transparent about your background, and don’t be afraid to ask frank questions about what teaching involves. Share your stories of leadership and overcoming challenges and communicate your enthusiasm for heading in a new direction. 

4) Look at your options

There are many different routes into the classroom. As a charity, Teach First offers a Leadership Development Programme which is focused on supporting pupils from low-income backgrounds. As part of this, our teachers are provided with a salary while they are training in schools over two years, as well as receiving a full teaching qualification (PGCE) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) after the first year.

Teach First recruit on a rolling basis and have a team dedicated to supporting career changers through the application process. For more information, visit their website.

You can also find the current opportunities being advertised by Teach First on TipTopJob here.

Have you read the article in our Interview Advice section of the Career Centre around the most common interview mistakes? If you have an impeding interview, it is advisable to read this advice to ensure you do not make them....as they are quite easy to make.

Here are the Top 5 mistakes but you can click through to the article to read the rest .....

1..
Talking negatively about anything in the interview - this can be about yourself, your current job and giving negative answers.

2..
Arriving late!

3..
Mobile phone going off.

4..
Being unprepared - in terms of the answers to common questions, e.g. what are your strengths, where do you see yourself in 10 years etc and in terms of the questions to ask at the end of the interview.

5..
Forgetting to do any research and attending without any knowledge of the company, what job you are actually going for etc.

Find the article by clicking on this link here: Most Common Interview Mistakes.

In a recent study, we found that 4 out of 5 individuals would take a demotion and pay cut to secure their dream job.

Taking a pay cut may not be a viable option with the current increase in the cost of living but IF it is affordable many would take the jump into a job of their dreams. Not only will moving into the perfect role help with overall job satisfaction and happiness moving forward, it could also help to path the way to further career progression in the future. At times, taking an initial step backwards can help to achieve a persons longer term goals.

This, however, can be a very difficult decision especially if you have a family, mortgage and other financial commitments. So, how can you make the decision? Here are 5 top tips to work out if you should take the leap.

1. Work out financially if it is a viable option and whether you can realistically cover the cost of living. If you can, then it is worth a shot!

2. Sit down with someone impartial and go over the pros and cons of staying at your current role versus moving on. Someone impartial will help you to think about things you may not have!

3. If the move is a total career change, then have you thought long and hard enough about whether you will enjoy the role you are going for. It is a huge decision so it is important to spend a good amount of time deciding if your skills will fit truly. Maybe consider volunteering to give yourself some practical experience.

4. If you are considering a location move, talk to your family and ensure they are all happy. This especially goes for the children, if any are involved. It may take some time for them to consider the move and come to terms with it but it is important to consider how everyone else will feel.

5. Be confident once the decision is made. Even if you have a small wobble it is important not to outwardly show these nerves or worry and to knock them on the head straight away. If you have spent enough time making the decision to change your role, this should not even be an issue.

Good luck!

For any Recruitment Agency with multiple job vacancies, we are offering you the chance to post UNLIMITED jobs across our network of sites for a 30 day basis to gauge whether we are right for you.

Whether you have 2 jobs or 10,000, the free job advertising trial is suitable for you!

All of our industry sectors are included in the trial, whether your roles are sector specific e.g. JUST IT, or they are span across all industries, it still applies.

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There are no strings or ties. It is a simple 30 day trial. If it does not work for you, the account expires and we leave you alone.

So, are you interested in trying the network out with your unlimited jobs? If so, please email sales@TipTopJob.com requesting your FREE TRIAL with the reference "Free_Blog" and we will get the account set up right away.

Are you after a pay rise or promotion? 

Whilst employed in any job, there are several things you can do to impress your boss to increase the chances of receiving a pay rise, further responsibilities or even a promotion into a new job.

Learn about your boss

By knowing what makes your boss tick, what their goals are and how they work, it will help you relate to them and understand how to work to make them happy. In general, individuals will work better with others if they know and understand them.

Trust

Show your boss that you can deliver what you say you can. Make sure you meet your deadlines and that you consistently complete tasks on time to a high standard. If you can do this, your boss will begin to trust you and rely on your ability to do the tasks you are set. Ultimately, your boss will assign you further responsibilities and you may be offered a promotion.

Rapport

By building a good relationship with your employer, you are more likely to work more productively and make your boss like you. Being friends with him/her and talking about your interests and hobbies will help to build up a good relationship. Always remember though, that they are still your boss!

Make your boss's job easy

As well as doing your current role, try to take the pressure off your boss by helping with additional tasks. If necessary, you may need to work longer hours in order to highlight your skills and abilities and really impress your boss. Try to resolve any problems they face or suggest new methods to issues that arise.

Work out what you are good at & enjoy your work

By organising your day and identifying what you are good at, you can work cleverly to impress your boss. If you can do things very well, then try to get involved in these tasks more to show you are extremely capable of doing them. If you are performing tasks that you are good at, you will enjoy your work more and as a result naturally be more productive.

Appearance and Presentation

Always turn up to work well presented and dress appropriately. You do not want to upset your boss by dressing down, wearing too much make-up or not being clean in the morning. If you can dress up smartly, you look professional and therefore approach your work in a more professional manner.

Acquire new skills and further knowledge

By going on courses and showing you are keen to learn and develop your skills, you will really impress your employer. Not only will this initially create an impact, but also it will give your employer confidence in your future skills and abilities, recognizing your enthusiasm to learn and develop. One of the best ways to secure a promotion is to expand your knowledge and skill sets. Ask your boss about courses, training or such like that will help advance your learning.

Keep up to date with current industry news

It is also known that those who want to succeed should keep up to date with industry news and events as well as interesting trends outside their own speciality. This can prove to be very useful to the company and by showing you are keen to research and keep to date with trends in the industry, you will no doubt make an impression on your boss.

Ask for more responsibility

By asking for more work, more responsibility or volunteering to help out in the department shows interest and desire to be there and to help the company succeed. This in itself will impress the boss.

Be a team player

Teamwork is invaluable to companies and a very important skill to possess. By showing you are a good, effective team player, you will build your reputation and increase your value.

We hope this was useful to you! Why not head over to our Working Life articles in the Career Centre where you can find more related articles?

We currently have 1,600 roles posted on TipTopJob for R & L Home Enterprises for one role in EVERY location across the UK.

They are looking for people to deliver & collect catalogues in all areas of the UK & Ireland. There are already thousands of distributors nationwide but there is an urgent requirement for more to get started right away. The role is for an immediate start and you will work in your local area.

- No qualifications or experience required.
- Self motivation is all that you need to earn a good regular income.
- Choose your own hours catalogue delivery enables you to work hours that suit you.
- The money you earn is related to the amount of catalogues delivered/Collected and orders placed.

There is the potential to earn the following revenue from this role....
- Part Time £200 - £600 per Month OTE
- Full Time £1000 - £1500 per Month OTE

You will find the same roles advertised in every location around the UK and Ireland. If you are interested in this opportunity you can click through HERE to scroll through the jobs to find your location where you can then apply. It does not matter if it is NOT your actual location as the roles are UK-wide.

Here are some popular UK Cities where you can click on the link to the actual job where you can APPLY straight away.

London
Birmingham
Leeds
Bristol
Nottingham
Edinburgh
Liverpool
Warwick
Portsmouth

Alternatively, CLICK HERE to the search page, search for "Catalogue Sales Distributor" in your specified location and you will find the job to apply for !!

Happy applying :)

Almost 9 out of 10 people have recently stated that their New Years resolution will be to find a new job. This is a huge number of people that are planning to change their job in the New Year!

People find changing jobs a stressful and pressing time and so it needs some planning and motivation. By making it a New Years resolution, some will find it easier to get themselves into the right frame of mind to actually do it. 

Updating a CV/Resume for each job application, researching jobs and companies, working out if it is the right step, preparing for Interviews all take a long of time and energy.

If you are one of the 87% of people who are planning to change their role in the New Year, then we wish you the best of luck. Do not forget, that you can set up Email Alerts on TipTopJob so we can notify you about relevant jobs when they are registered. We also have plenty of career advice on the site to help with many aspects of changing jobs.

Check out the available jobs right here...

We have 500 NEW Health, Nursing and Social Care roles LIVE today. 

Are you interested in any of the following roles: Registered Nurse, Catering Assistant, Senior Carer, Carer, Activities Coordinator, Home Administrator, Home Manager, Unit Manager, Nursing Assistant, Housekeeper, Deputy Manager, Catering Assistant????? 

You can apply online in a couple of simple steps, so check out the roles advertised on the site across the UK by HC One today.

We have come to our last TipTop video featuring a bunch of very cute children. This final video asks the children what they want to be when they are older in the TipTopMe campaign.

You can find the video on YouTube here.

Some of the children have responded saying they want to be: a teacher, a gymnastics instructor, a pediatrician, a fisherman, a ballerina :)

Ask your child what they want to be, take a video and share it with us on any of the following social media platforms:  YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+ or Instagram.

You may have already noticed some tweaks to the site...

Now you can click through to our Instagram account and Blog right from the icons at the top right of the homepage. You will now find icons for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin, Instagram and our Blog which will link directly to the accounts.

Underneath these icons, we have a new image that allows Clients to click through to pay and post for 1 job online.

And finally, on each job vacancy, there is a new button at the top of the job description that allows the jobseeker to click to apply making it easier to find the APPLY button :)

If you would like to see any tweaks, changes or additions to the site, please do get in touch with us and let us know what you think....

Here are the changes....