Bella
Dear Maryann, Dear Maryann, Hi Maryann,
I am finishing my contract and having
a hard time finding a job in my home
country. I want to go from teaching
to working as a graphic designer in
London. How can I look the best on
my applications? Since working in the UAE I’ve lost
weight, got back in shape and feel
great. Do you have any advice for
sharing what I do with others! Marcia One of the parents of one of my students
has a very dominant personality. He
wants to sit in the classes, and he always
has advice for me in my teaching. He is
too critical of me and the other students.
I want to file a complaint against him.
What should I do?
Ms B Dear Marcia, Frustrated,
Dear Ms B, Have others asked you for
help? If you see a big uptick in
people asking for your weight
loss advice, start a fast and easy
Facebook, group where you can
post exercises, cooking tips, and
weight loss challenges. It costs
you nothing, builds an audience
and you can do it without leaving
home. If it booms into a group of
over 1000, people then you have a
strong business and contacts that
can make you money. Right now,
focus on creating a community.
Worried in Khalidiya,
First, think of how you applied
your graphic design skills to your
teaching job. Did you create flyers or
design documents for class? What
about creative assignments you
gave your students? It’s important
that you highlight these as much as
possible. Most importantly, include
this or any of your work in an online
portfolio like Behance. Keep in mind
that some employers may frown that
the last job you worked had nothing
to do with graphic design. It is your
job to convince them otherwise.
You may also want to position your
teaching job as an experience that
helped enhance your creativity and
design skills. Did you take courses?
Did the art history of the UAE or
Arab culture influence your work in
any way? You have everything you
need to get the job you want.
M
Losing it,
M
Ameer
Dear Ameer,
Why would you file a complaint? Have
you had a one-on-one discussion with
him about his needs or concerns? I
highly doubt it. This is why he is such
a strong presence. He wants to be
acknowledged and probably does not
know how to articulate his concerns
in any other way. You can arrange a
meeting with him, and include another
colleague as a mediator. Perhaps he
has concerns about his child, that you
don’t know about – physically, mental,
or otherwise. People are critical, mostly,
when they fear something or someone.
They are subconsciously hoping the
criticism will prevent or delay disaster.
It looks like someone “who wants to
control” but it is far deeper than that.
Give the man some space to air his
concerns and listen. The most important
thing is to make sure another colleague,
or school leader is there to keep things
balanced.
M
Maryann Reid, a personal coach and educator from
New York can be reached at [email protected]
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