WE ALL KNOW CHANGING JOBS TOO FRQUENTLY IS A BAD IDEA..... SO I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN ONE DECIDES TO MAKE A SHIFT.....
WHAT THINGS SHOULD BE REFLECTED UPON.....
SHOULD ONE ONLY QUIT BECAUSE OF BEETER FUTURE PROSPECTS????
From India, Khopoli
6WHAT THINGS SHOULD BE REFLECTED UPON.....
SHOULD ONE ONLY QUIT BECAUSE OF BEETER FUTURE PROSPECTS????
From India, Khopoli
being an hr frequent job hopping is not the good idea but if you feel like whatever your expectation is its not matching with the current job what you are doing in your current organisation than its better to change.
first thing is satisfaction in term of job in term of monetary gain n all .
but if your current company is providing eveything to learn so why to change???
hr job is basically retaining an employee if hr himself or herself running away from the duties than thuosand questionn would be asked.so first think over that why do want to change???
beisde that when you will go for an interview for the position of hr than they ask why do u want to leave your current organisation and we being hr cant criticise our current company even if we have thousand problem in our current organisation we have to be diplomatic and very toughhhhh
From India, New Delhi
first thing is satisfaction in term of job in term of monetary gain n all .
but if your current company is providing eveything to learn so why to change???
hr job is basically retaining an employee if hr himself or herself running away from the duties than thuosand questionn would be asked.so first think over that why do want to change???
beisde that when you will go for an interview for the position of hr than they ask why do u want to leave your current organisation and we being hr cant criticise our current company even if we have thousand problem in our current organisation we have to be diplomatic and very toughhhhh
From India, New Delhi
Hi There are three considerations - Good Brand Good Money Good Job Profile If you get TWO out of these THREE.... consider it seriously...! Cheers K
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Hi Khyat,
by my pt of view job satisfaction is more imp than money and brand.
If you are working with a CMM level comapny and earning good money but no job satisfaction.. its completely useless.
Regards,
Anjum Joshi
From India, Mumbai
by my pt of view job satisfaction is more imp than money and brand.
If you are working with a CMM level comapny and earning good money but no job satisfaction.. its completely useless.
Regards,
Anjum Joshi
From India, Mumbai
Well, It largely depends upon...
(1) Your Goal. Where do you want to reach after a particular period of time, say 5 years etc.
(2) Where do you stand in your current organization? Where do you see yourself in your current organization after 1,2,3 years?
(3) Your work profile? Are you doing what you life?
The last one as per me would be
(4) How much do you earn? Are you duely compensated as per your competence?
(1) Your Goal. Where do you want to reach after a particular period of time, say 5 years etc.
(2) Where do you stand in your current organization? Where do you see yourself in your current organization after 1,2,3 years?
(3) Your work profile? Are you doing what you life?
The last one as per me would be
(4) How much do you earn? Are you duely compensated as per your competence?
Thats a good question posed. As an HR our dept is always posed with this question. While recruiting people and when someone resigns.
Please consider the fillowing:
1. Is your work profile as promised when you were recruited.
2. Are you getting to learn more challenging things or has your profile become monotonous.
3. Are your activities in line with your goal.
4. How is your future here...is the growth path well defined.
5. Are you being under paid compared to your colleagues.
6. Organisation environment/work culture
7. Are you always working under unnecessary pressure or the work load is really more than you can manage.(are you working smart enough)
8. Is the management helpful and positive or are they stringent.
9. Have you talked to your managers/mentors about your difficulties or any other problems that you are facing.
10. Last but not the least are you proactive (an optimist or a pessimist).
Be honest in avaluating the entire situation, if not you will be restless in all the jobs henceforth. As no man is perfect the same goes for the organisation as an organisation is also man made. Each company has their own pros and cons. How we evolve out of it is a challenge to ourselves.
Always the answer to a solution is to write down the pros and cons honestly. The above might have triggered your senses too and now you too might have more points to add to the above list.
Rupa.
From India, Pune
Please consider the fillowing:
1. Is your work profile as promised when you were recruited.
2. Are you getting to learn more challenging things or has your profile become monotonous.
3. Are your activities in line with your goal.
4. How is your future here...is the growth path well defined.
5. Are you being under paid compared to your colleagues.
6. Organisation environment/work culture
7. Are you always working under unnecessary pressure or the work load is really more than you can manage.(are you working smart enough)
8. Is the management helpful and positive or are they stringent.
9. Have you talked to your managers/mentors about your difficulties or any other problems that you are facing.
10. Last but not the least are you proactive (an optimist or a pessimist).
Be honest in avaluating the entire situation, if not you will be restless in all the jobs henceforth. As no man is perfect the same goes for the organisation as an organisation is also man made. Each company has their own pros and cons. How we evolve out of it is a challenge to ourselves.
Always the answer to a solution is to write down the pros and cons honestly. The above might have triggered your senses too and now you too might have more points to add to the above list.
Rupa.
From India, Pune
Hi Khyat,
Have you conducted exit interviews? They will give you a good insight about why people leave jobs.
In my experience, people use the following process unconsiously when they decide to change the job :
1) At the offer stage, they equate a value for the role/work they are going to do v/s the compensation they are going to receive. If it is equal, or in positively favour of compensation, then they join. This of course, is after considering issues like family constraints, travel, location, etc.
2) After they join, they become exposed to the company's culture (the way things are done). If the culture totally disagrees with what they personally believe and value, then they will leave that organization.
3) Given that no culture is a 100% fit for any employee, the employee will adjust to the extent that he thinks is fair. He will accept certain behaviours as part of the job and continue to work. Throughout this time, he will unconsiously evaluate the monetary value versus the job and versus the environment he is working with.
4) If the job market situation is bad, or if he feels that he cannot get a job anywhere else, he continues to work.
5) When he starts becoming unhappy in his profile or company, he doesn't leave immediately. He stays around hoping that things will improve. If they do, he stays. If they don't, he becomes more disgruntled. At this stage, such an employee is like a poison for a new joinee, and as such, should avoid being given the responsibility of being a buddy or mentor.
6) As things get progressively worse (in the employee's perception), he now consciously evaluates monetary value against the job & organization & culture and future prospects. If it is perceived as strongly negative, then the employee starts looking for a change.
And the day he gives his resignation, his boss and HR tries to keep him back. But by then its too late.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Regards
Ryan
From India, Mumbai
Have you conducted exit interviews? They will give you a good insight about why people leave jobs.
In my experience, people use the following process unconsiously when they decide to change the job :
1) At the offer stage, they equate a value for the role/work they are going to do v/s the compensation they are going to receive. If it is equal, or in positively favour of compensation, then they join. This of course, is after considering issues like family constraints, travel, location, etc.
2) After they join, they become exposed to the company's culture (the way things are done). If the culture totally disagrees with what they personally believe and value, then they will leave that organization.
3) Given that no culture is a 100% fit for any employee, the employee will adjust to the extent that he thinks is fair. He will accept certain behaviours as part of the job and continue to work. Throughout this time, he will unconsiously evaluate the monetary value versus the job and versus the environment he is working with.
4) If the job market situation is bad, or if he feels that he cannot get a job anywhere else, he continues to work.
5) When he starts becoming unhappy in his profile or company, he doesn't leave immediately. He stays around hoping that things will improve. If they do, he stays. If they don't, he becomes more disgruntled. At this stage, such an employee is like a poison for a new joinee, and as such, should avoid being given the responsibility of being a buddy or mentor.
6) As things get progressively worse (in the employee's perception), he now consciously evaluates monetary value against the job & organization & culture and future prospects. If it is perceived as strongly negative, then the employee starts looking for a change.
And the day he gives his resignation, his boss and HR tries to keep him back. But by then its too late.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Regards
Ryan
From India, Mumbai
I found this article in my archives... I don't know the source, except that its a forward... but it should help in understanding the dynamics of job changes.
Jumping jobs?
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You're tired all the time; you don't want to get out of bed in the morning; you can't concentrate at work anymore. Guess what, you could be one of millions of people that need to consider a job or career change.
If you even think you are starting to feel 'burned out' or uninterested in what you are doing make some time for a real conversation with yourself - starting with the question.
"What do I really want to do with the rest of my life?"
Most people consider themselves lucky to have a job. But it may be time to start asking just how happy you are with it. Gone are the days when you could expect to work for the same company all your life and then receive a pension that paid income for life.
Today people are more conscious of the opportunities that exist with different MNCs opening doors in India . Job satisfaction has been on the decline since 1995, overall satisfaction approached 59 percent in 1995, but currently it's down to 49 percent.
As against older people who are at the end of their careers and are comfortable in their existing set-up, younger people get most frustrated in the same organisation after a couple of years.
Also the same comfort level can be termed stagnation. Hence they are even ready to take risks and move to a different industry. So if you are ready for the switch, first do intense personal assessment and consider the following tips:
Find reasons
You need to pinpoint why you are looking for a change and whether you have the right reasons. It is better compensation or benefits or is it dissatisfaction with career potential?
If you are ambivalent about leaving, career consultants say there are a number of red flags that signal unhappiness at work.
The root of your discontent could be linked to anything from dysfunctional relationships at work to a personal clash with the organisation's values. It could be lack of close relationships, either with colleagues or your boss that could be disheartening.
A simple change can often be the remedy to your workplace woes. When contemplating a change, think about classes you took in college and even high school that appealed to you and left you inspired.
What's the way you like it?
You needn't change the organization. Maybe what you do is not what you like. The solution could be as simple as moving to a different department. Voice your commitment to the organisation and express how much you'd like to stay.
Then ask about other positions that might suit you better. When considering a professional makeover, don't think in terms of job titles.
Those can be limiting and can feed people's fears that they're pigeonholing themselves into doing one thing for the rest of their lives. Don't feel pressured to stick to one job. There are options beyond those that we can visualize. We just need to seek them out.
How does the industry look at you?
There is no rule as such, but put yourself in the position of a potential interviewer and think how you would react to your own CV.
While your current job may not be right for you in the long term, it is in your own interest to develop your role and responsibility as much as you can before you move on. Interviewers will naturally want to know what you have achieved and what has made you decide to change jobs.
Your application will be much more attractive if you can show evidence of your ability to manage your own personal and career development. Most important of all, you can use this experience to ensure that your second job is a better fit. You should be much clearer on what is important to you and what you have got to offer.
Consider your finances
If you're unemployed and bills are stacking up, you might take the first offer that comes along, even if it isn't perfect. But if you are considering a job change, make sure you aren't loading yourself up with debt.
Too much debt causes you to be more vulnerable during a job transition. Therefore, get your financial picture in order and give yourself a cushion of about six months. But you should know what you are worth on the open market.
Get connected
Stay up-to-date on technology, industry trends, customer needs and any other factors that are important to your personal and professional self-development. Upgrade your knowledge and skills in ways that are consistent with your own future interests and career development.
Find out what's happening within your industry. Those who struggle the most are just in tune with their own little circle. You may also consider contacting a head hunter, and make sure the headhunter is working in your best interest.
From India, Mumbai
Jumping jobs?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You're tired all the time; you don't want to get out of bed in the morning; you can't concentrate at work anymore. Guess what, you could be one of millions of people that need to consider a job or career change.
If you even think you are starting to feel 'burned out' or uninterested in what you are doing make some time for a real conversation with yourself - starting with the question.
"What do I really want to do with the rest of my life?"
Most people consider themselves lucky to have a job. But it may be time to start asking just how happy you are with it. Gone are the days when you could expect to work for the same company all your life and then receive a pension that paid income for life.
Today people are more conscious of the opportunities that exist with different MNCs opening doors in India . Job satisfaction has been on the decline since 1995, overall satisfaction approached 59 percent in 1995, but currently it's down to 49 percent.
As against older people who are at the end of their careers and are comfortable in their existing set-up, younger people get most frustrated in the same organisation after a couple of years.
Also the same comfort level can be termed stagnation. Hence they are even ready to take risks and move to a different industry. So if you are ready for the switch, first do intense personal assessment and consider the following tips:
Find reasons
You need to pinpoint why you are looking for a change and whether you have the right reasons. It is better compensation or benefits or is it dissatisfaction with career potential?
If you are ambivalent about leaving, career consultants say there are a number of red flags that signal unhappiness at work.
The root of your discontent could be linked to anything from dysfunctional relationships at work to a personal clash with the organisation's values. It could be lack of close relationships, either with colleagues or your boss that could be disheartening.
A simple change can often be the remedy to your workplace woes. When contemplating a change, think about classes you took in college and even high school that appealed to you and left you inspired.
What's the way you like it?
You needn't change the organization. Maybe what you do is not what you like. The solution could be as simple as moving to a different department. Voice your commitment to the organisation and express how much you'd like to stay.
Then ask about other positions that might suit you better. When considering a professional makeover, don't think in terms of job titles.
Those can be limiting and can feed people's fears that they're pigeonholing themselves into doing one thing for the rest of their lives. Don't feel pressured to stick to one job. There are options beyond those that we can visualize. We just need to seek them out.
How does the industry look at you?
There is no rule as such, but put yourself in the position of a potential interviewer and think how you would react to your own CV.
While your current job may not be right for you in the long term, it is in your own interest to develop your role and responsibility as much as you can before you move on. Interviewers will naturally want to know what you have achieved and what has made you decide to change jobs.
Your application will be much more attractive if you can show evidence of your ability to manage your own personal and career development. Most important of all, you can use this experience to ensure that your second job is a better fit. You should be much clearer on what is important to you and what you have got to offer.
Consider your finances
If you're unemployed and bills are stacking up, you might take the first offer that comes along, even if it isn't perfect. But if you are considering a job change, make sure you aren't loading yourself up with debt.
Too much debt causes you to be more vulnerable during a job transition. Therefore, get your financial picture in order and give yourself a cushion of about six months. But you should know what you are worth on the open market.
Get connected
Stay up-to-date on technology, industry trends, customer needs and any other factors that are important to your personal and professional self-development. Upgrade your knowledge and skills in ways that are consistent with your own future interests and career development.
Find out what's happening within your industry. Those who struggle the most are just in tune with their own little circle. You may also consider contacting a head hunter, and make sure the headhunter is working in your best interest.
From India, Mumbai
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