I’m currently a teacher of English as a foreign language and while I enjoy working with and learning about people of different cultures, imparting knowledge and the element of doing something meaningful, I feel I need a greater intellectual challenge and a job that allows me to make a difference on a larger scale.
My education background is in humanities /arts ( BA in Hispanic studies).
I’m drawn now to post-graduate study, after 8 years of working, and think that International Development could be an effective path for me to utilise my laguage skills, experience int he education sector, keen interest in global health whilst also gaining new skills in research, project management etc.
My questions to the community are:
Do you think this is an effective career transition based on my previous knowledge and experience?
2)what skills should I focus on developing and /or what experience should I try to gain in the meantime?
should I try to find more fulfilling roles within my organisation first (they are have some affiliations with charities such as UNICEF)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this far! Any suggestions would be greatly received.
Sounds interesting! I’d say it’s worth doing the easy and reversible things first (e.g. trying out stuff within your company), and maybe put in a few applications to jobs like these. You could study international development, but you might get some job offers without needing the masters course. You can always apply to some masters’ courses anyway and see what happens.
Hi everyone,
Thanks for the inspiration 80,000 hours!
I’m currently a teacher of English as a foreign language and while I enjoy working with and learning about people of different cultures, imparting knowledge and the element of doing something meaningful, I feel I need a greater intellectual challenge and a job that allows me to make a difference on a larger scale.
My education background is in humanities /arts ( BA in Hispanic studies).
I’m drawn now to post-graduate study, after 8 years of working, and think that International Development could be an effective path for me to utilise my laguage skills, experience int he education sector, keen interest in global health whilst also gaining new skills in research, project management etc.
My questions to the community are:
Do you think this is an effective career transition based on my previous knowledge and experience?
2)what skills should I focus on developing and /or what experience should I try to gain in the meantime?
should I try to find more fulfilling roles within my organisation first (they are have some affiliations with charities such as UNICEF)?
Thank you for taking the time to read this far! Any suggestions would be greatly received.
Sounds interesting! I’d say it’s worth doing the easy and reversible things first (e.g. trying out stuff within your company), and maybe put in a few applications to jobs like these. You could study international development, but you might get some job offers without needing the masters course. You can always apply to some masters’ courses anyway and see what happens.