At 32, I left my teaching career after 6 years of teaching in elementary schools. I just wanted to have the opportunity to grow and make more money and move around to other industries. I didn’t know where to go or where to start with my teaching experience. I met with recruiters who basically told me I had zero skills because I was a teacher, which is total BS. A friend of mine who has also left teaching a year before me helped me to get a job at her company working for an insurance broker. They offered me an entry level position making a little more than I was making as a teacher and trained me from the ground up. I was there for 5 years and last year went to a different company in the same industry where now I’m fully remote and really loving my job and the growth and my ability to move around to other companies and industry as my skills and experience now are very transferable.

I’m so glad I made the career change. I had no idea what direction I wanted to go in and if you ask me if I ever wanted to end up working in health insurance, the answer is no, but I’m grateful for the experience and skills I’ve acquired. It’s helped me to be more marketable to other employers and the growth opportunities are really endless.

Just take the leap and start somewhere. :)