Making your next move
Your job sucks. At least you think so. You rush to brush up your résumé, respond to any vacancy, and sulk. You’d take any opportunity to escape. But wait. You may be rushing into an equally unfulfilling job or worse.
Weighing the cons
First ask yourself exactly what it is that you hate about your current job situation. Is it the job itself? Do you think that you’re being underutilised or overlooked? Do you need a pay increase in order to have financial peace of mind? Or are you having problems with colleagues? It’s important to ask yourself these sorts of questions, because these are the issues you don’t want to encounter in your new job.
What do you want?
Ask yourself this question. The answers will help you to set the criteria for the conditions under which you’ll accept a job. You may not get everything you want in your next job. However, you may be able to get enough benefits – personal and financial – to make your move a satisfying one. Knowing exactly what you want also helps you to make tough decisions like choosing the lower paying job that will give you more experience to help you to propel your career.
Scoping new territory
So how you find a way to know what’s in store for you at the company you’re seeking to join. First, do your research. Learn about the company, what it does, its reputation with employees, its culture, and whether the industry is one you’d be comfortable working in.
The waiting game
You may get several job offers during your job search. You need to weigh them carefully and choose the one that’s best for you. You don’t want to start a new job and then resign soon after. Even as you suffer through what may be torture for you, remember that you want to be sure that your next job is one where you’ll stay for a reasonable amount of time. When you’re looking for a new job, don’t just think of the new job. Think of the job after that one. Remember that each position you take creates a career map for you, which will be carefully analysed by future employers.
Staying the course or diverting
Don’t leave a job just because you’re having problems interacting with colleagues. You may have that problem elsewhere, so you’ve got to learn how to handle situations like this. Sometimes if you stay put for a while longer, it will help you in the long term, as you will garner valuable experience. Don’t let anyone bully you out of a job. Remember that if it’s something you want, you should use reasonable measures to ensure that you attain your professional goals.
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Interesting article… but in my Country because it’s small … Multinationals tend to hire people who are not University graduates in order to pay them less money !! and that is bad because it increases the Unemployment level for graduates…and it also keeps salaries very low as 600 euros a month (US$ 700 a month!! in Multinationals!!!)