Career change possibility to Sales or Academia (interview, degree, jobs)

[Fourdifferentseasons]

Hi,

I have a university degree in social sciences, and am considering a career change to sales or academia. Most times jobs in social sciences pay noticeably less than in other fields with similar education. Looking for opportunities that provide advancement and stronger compensation. Any recommendations on how to increase my chances to land a job (besides networking and highlighting transferable skills) in that field? Thanks.

[MLSFan]

What skills did learning social sciences provide you? Can you teach or sale?

Or do both, make online courses that you can teach and sell at the same time

[Fourdifferentseasons]

Thanks for the suggestion. I like the idea of teaching/selling courses. I think the different means of doing that would be through Udemy, or YouTube. I'll think about that more to see what I can teach.

[mizzourah2006]

By academia do you mean teaching k-12? You typically need a PhD in a subject to teach in college/university which is what academia typically refers to.

[joe from dayton]

What do you mean by "academia" and what do you intend to do there?

[Fourdifferentseasons]

Originally Posted by mizzourah2006

By academia do you mean teaching k-12? You typically need a PhD in a subject to teach in college/university which is what academia typically refers to.

I have a master's degree, no I wasn't looking to teach. More so looking for an academic administrative job that requires a master's.

[Fourdifferentseasons]

Originally Posted by joe from dayton

What do you mean by "academia" and what do you intend to do there?

Work at a college or university in a department that can use a master's degree. More so in administration, not teaching.

[Suburban_Guy]

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[joe from dayton]

Originally Posted by Fourdifferentseasons

I have a master's degree, no I wasn't looking to teach. More so looking for an academic administrative job that requires a master's.

So, what kind of administrative job do you think you qualify for? You need job related skills and experience to bring to the table in order to make it to the interview list.

[Fourdifferentseasons]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

How to Get a Sales Job With No Sales Experience (with Pictures)

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Thanks for the resources, I've checked them out.