The 5 year plan to £50k

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This seems like a good thread to revive in order to post where I'm at right now.

I've been working in digital marketing (primarily web/app design and build agencies) for the last 8 years now, across three different agencies. I work as a Business Development Manager, so I'm on the sales side of things, but I have worked in Account Management roles as well, although there was always a new business development side to the jobs I did.

I'm 30, on £32k, which I am more than happy with, I just want out of sales, of this industry, I'm miserable. I have good weeks when we are hitting targets and everything is fine, but in times when things aren't fine I just want to walk out and never come back. It's not for me.

I just don't know what to do. I have an HND in Graphic Design but I don't want to be a designer.

I've always been interested in joining the Police, and in 2009 I successfully applied for the Met, but budget cuts were made and before I could start all the candidates waiting to start were scrapped.

I applied for Kent police 3 months ago and got rejected at the first stage. I couldn't believe it, having got through all of the stages with the Met which is supposedly harder to get into as they have higher grading requirements (I'm told). I can apply again in 3 months which I might do.

I feel completely lost, not a clue what to do. I need routine and structure to my work, I'm good when told what to do, at the moment I have to make my own fortune and I constantly feel like I'm not good enough, even though I'm great with people, presenting/pitches, writing proposals, writing content in general, I have zero motivation or desire to continue with what I am doing.

Not sure what I'm asking here, just wanted to get it off my chest.
 
would probably work in the RAF... you're not going to become a pilot granted but the rest of them are more like civilians anyway
 
I might look at the MOD Police rather than Kent Police in 3 months time, I'll see how I feel when the time comes. Might be harder to get into.

I feel like I would be good at the job, surely the Met Police saw that when they accepted me?
 
ScarySquirrel said:
I feel like I would be good at the job, surely the Met Police saw that when they accepted me?
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I wouldn't know but presumably if one police force accepted you then another would too - could you go back to the Met and try again? What about City of London Police instead?

British Transport Police might be worth a shout too? Presumably a bit closer to normal policing than the MOD police.
 
This is an interesting thread.

Given where I live, and that I support a family of 5, I wanted to get to about 65k by the time I am 30. I left University when I was 22 and entered a job paying 22k. I'm now 24 and earn 35k, which isn't bad.

One of my fears is that even if I do get to 65k when I'm 30, that might still not be enough to get a house where I live! :-\
 
Nix said:
SS, why don't you volunteer for a force for the time being?
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This may be the wrong attitude but I don't fancy spending 16 hours a week working for free. I know it would significantly improve my chances of getting in, but I think I can get in without it if I don't rush my application next time around.
 
ScarySquirrel said:
This may be the wrong attitude but I don't fancy spending 16 hours a week working for free. I know it would significantly improve my chances of getting in, but I think I can get in without it if I don't rush my application next time around.
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I think you're looking at it the wrong way.

It's not working for free. It's safely exploring a new career option without damaging your current circumstances. It's meeting new people and experiencing different things.

If you love it, you've already improved your chances of jumping ship dramatically.

I think the volunteering is actually 16 hours a month, not a week.
 
Coppers can make easy money, just keep all the on the spot fines/ bust a few dealers with cash in their pockets, or even sell the stash they have:D
 
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