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The Teacher Career Coach Podcast

61- 5 Ways A Career Hunt Is Like Dating

The Teacher Career Coach Podcast

Daphne Gomez

Business, Careers, Education, Self-improvement

4.4786 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to start something new and fresh, to put yourself out on the market, and to try to attract something that’s a better fit for you. It can be both exciting and terrifying. In this episode of the Teacher Career Coach Podcast, I’m going to share five ways that your job search is similar to dating. Free Quiz: ⁠What career outside of the classroom is right for you? ⁠ Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: ⁠The Teacher Career Coach Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

McDonald's wraps all flavor, no mess.

0:02.9

No drips on your drip or grease on your shirt.

0:05.1

No crumbs on your keyboard or sauce on your dashboard.

0:07.9

Just all the flavor of sweet chili chicken, barbecue and bacon chicken and new Tika chicken.

0:12.8

Rapped up neat.

0:14.8

Served after 11 a.m.

0:16.1

Teaka Chicken wrap available until the 13th July 26.

0:18.2

Fees applied to delivery orders subject to availability.

0:20.6

After leaving teaching because of some serious burnout, she vowed to build the community she wished existed

0:26.0

when she needed it most. She went from classroom teacher to an educational consultant,

0:31.0

instructional designer, and six-figure business owner. Now, she's here to help you achieve happiness

0:35.9

and work-life balance, whether inside or outside

0:38.3

the classroom. Come join our discussion as we talk about managing teacher burnout, career transitions

0:43.9

outside the classroom, starting a side hustle, and everything in between. Here's your host of

0:49.1

the teacher career coach podcast and your new personal cheerleader, Daphne Gomez.

0:56.6

Welcome to the teacher career coach podcast. I'm your host, Daphne Gomez. So you're stuck in this rut and you know that what has

1:03.0

been going on in your current situation just really isn't working out for you anymore.

1:07.3

It is time for you to start something new and fresh to put yourself out there on the market

1:12.1

and to attract something that's a better fit for you.

1:16.0

This huge change in your life's direction is exciting and terrifying all at the exact same time.

1:22.3

And while this may sound like I'm describing getting back into the dating scene,

1:26.3

I've realized over the years

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