Teachers in Transition: Career Change and Real Talk for Burned-Out Teachers

Vanessa Jackson is a former teacher who left the classroom and moved into staffing and hiring, which gives her a perspective that's both personal and professional. Teachers in Transition speaks directly to educators experiencing burnout who are thinking about leaving the profession but don't know where to start -- and that honesty about the emotional side of career change is what sets it apart from generic career advice shows. With 297 episodes, a 4.9-star rating from 18 reviews, and consistent weekly publishing through March 2026, the show has real staying power. Vanessa covers the practical mechanics of career transition: how to identify transferable skills from teaching, how to rewrite a resume so that classroom experience translates into language corporate hiring managers actually understand, which industries tend to value the skills educators bring, and how to survive the financial uncertainty of a career pivot. But she also goes deeper than most career shows do, addressing the grief and identity loss that can accompany leaving a job you once cared deeply about, as well as the nervous system and burnout recovery work that has to happen before a sustainable career change is possible. Recent episodes include discussions of why career quizzes won't solve your career problems, AI tools that help translate education experience into resume language, and boundary-setting in whatever workplace comes next. The audience is teachers, but much of what Vanessa covers applies to anyone leaving a field that was more vocation than job. If you need both strategic guidance and emotional permission to move on, this show provides both without judgment.