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September 17, 2025 23 mins

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Feeling burned out and overlooked? In this episode, Vanessa shares how to build a Custom GPT that writes your lesson plans and the resume fixes every teacher needs to land interviews outside the classroom. Save hours, cut the stress, and start building your next chapter.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • 🛠️ How to create a Custom GPT to generate lesson plans faster
  • 📂 What to upload and how to train your GPT (without the tech overwhelm)
  • 💡 Why your resume might be getting ignored—and how to fix it
  • ✨ The 4 must-do resume tweaks if you’re transitioning careers
  • 🗓️ Why the Decide Workshop on Sept 27 could be your clarity breakthrough

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Keywords & Phrases: burnout, teacher burnout solutions, lesson planning, lesson planning help for teachers, AI for teachers, ChatGPT for lesson plans, how to build a custom GPT, save time with lesson planning, resume, resume tips for teachers, resume tips for career change, resume for teachers leaving education, how to get hired outside of teaching, resume mistakes teachers make, applicant tracking system (ATS) tips, job search, teacher career transition strategies, teacher job search tips, alternative careers for teachers, teacher exit strategy, career change, career change for educators.

 

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🔗 Links & Resources:

Register for the Decide Workshop (Sept 27 @ 2PM CT): https://teachersintransition.com

Schedule your FREE Discovery Session: https://teachersintransition.com/calendar

Download the GPT Setup Guide: [Insert link here]

Listen to past episodes: https://teachersintransition.buzzsprout.com

 

👋Connect with and Follow Vanessa
📧 Email: Vanessa@teachersintransition.com
📞 Text or Leave a Voicemail: 512-640-9099
📅 Book a Free Discovery Session: teachersintransition.com/calendar
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vanessajackson78132
📷 Instagram & Threads: @teachers.in.transition
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565671792885
🌤️ Bluesky: @beyondteaching.bsky.social
    X (Twitter): @EduExitStrategy

 

The transcript to this podcast is found on the episode’s homepage at Buzzspout

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