Help, I need help the email said as I read the first paragraph. Help, I want to change careers but don't know how to start. As I continued to read this email, I could tell that this was a person that wanted to make a career change but didn't know how to get started.
After reading the email on my laptop, I shortly made contact with Tim and we had a career session. Come to find out Tim was an Elementary School Teacher but wasn't satisfied in his career. After Tim and I talked about his likes and dislikes (the pros/cons of his current job) we identified what was bothering him.
Tim as a teenager at one time wanted to be a firefighter, but as a senior in high school, decided to pursue becoming a school teacher. He went to college, got his teaching credentials, and now was teaching 3rd graders.
Tim told me that he enjoyed working with people, but come to find out he didn't like working with younger kids. Tim also told me that he was still thinking about becoming a firefighter as he had dreamed back in his teenager years.
I asked Tim if he knew what it took to become a fire fighter, naturally he said no. So I informed Tim that it would take more schooling and that there were some colleges close by that offered the Fire Fighting Program. From this point I told Tim that he had a couple of options. I informed Tim to visit the local college that offered the program and meet with the staff and discuss his options. I also told Tim to call his local Fire Department Office and go visit them, do an informational interview before he decided for sure.
Tim did the things that we discusses in his career coaching session and now is proudly working his way through the Fire Fighting Academy. I know Tim will succeed and one day will be great Fire -Fighter. What a great new career to go into!!!
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