Change of career

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After 10 years I'm looking for a change of career (lots of reasons, some personal, some professional). Trouble is I've got no fucking idea what I can do. I'm told that after being in the police i'll have lots of transferrable skills, but i'm struggling to think of careers that may want someone who can manage a collision or who is quite handy at explaining the facts of life (not the dirty ones!) to a juvenile shoplifter.
The other issue is not many jobs pay the same wage (£27,000) as what i'm not now without first having a degree.

There's no rush to leave, I could be coming back here in 20 years time asking the same question, which I suppose puts me in a good position, i'm just getting itchy feet.

Any ideas folks?

Former Member

Probation service? Youth worker (but salaries are shocking), paralegal work, bodyguard, you could probably walk into a management position.

Former Member

Part-time international sex kitten ?

Skive

Drug dealer. Bank Robber. Pimp.

Just 3 ideas which can be very profitbale without having to further your education.

Former Member

Skive wrote: »

Drug dealer. Bank Robber. Pimp.

Just 3 ideas which can be very profitbale without having to further your education.

Lol

Former Member

You'd walk into most management positions

Former Member

You think? Apart from members of public I've got no management experience at all.

Former Member

I assumed after 10 years you'd hold rank. So you'd be heading up team

Former Member

Miss_Riot wrote: »

Youth worker (but salaries are shocking)

Full-time Youth worker jobs are usually around the 26-28,000 mark put you'd need a specific degree in 'Youth work'. However with current government cuts youth work's probably not the most stable of options anyway.

Former Member

Fiend_85 wrote: »

I assumed after 10 years you'd hold rank. So you'd be heading up team

You'd think so, but nope. I'm still plod.

Former Member

You'd be amazed what you can do; try looking at job descriptions of jobs you think you'd like (no matter how much you expect to be underqualified) and start ticking boxes, thinking about what you've done, etc. I suspect you're more qualified than you realise.

Former Member

I do keep looking and I have seen some careers that might be a good fit. I just see the dreaded "requires a degree in X" even though i'm probably far more qualified in terms of experience I'm automatically ruled out.

Former Member

Whowhere wrote: »

I do keep looking and I have seen some careers that might be a good fit. I just see the dreaded "requires a degree in X" even though i'm probably far more qualified in terms of experience I'm automatically ruled out.

It's often worth calling anyway; they might tell you that if you make a good case for experience in a cover letter / application they will allow it.

Former Member

Well I've applied for a couple of jobs in Information Security, I have the required computer ability and I've been living and breathing security most of my working life so fingers crossed.

Former Member

That sounds like a good move.