Secret Keepers of a Job Hunt

What is your role as your colleague prepares for a job hunt?

We’ve all been there, or perhaps some of us are there now. At some point during working relationships, one of your closest colleagues will come to you to share their thoughts about moving on from their current job. Now this conversation can come at various points and even subside in intensity, but if you are on the receiving end of the conversation, you have a role to play. As the confidante, you can choose to support them passively or actively. I recommend you become a positive accountability partner by helping them assess what they want out of a job change.

In some instances, they are unhappy with only a few things where they are currently working. With a safe and honest conversation in private, you and your co-worker may be able to help re-ignite that fire within and not only bring value back to their current role but the organization as well.

Too often, the conversations about job satisfaction become cancerous discussions that turn pleasant interactions into pity parties. You have to protect yourself from negative energy, and an unhappy coworker can infect your own psyche. Once this information is shared with you, it is your job to vet the sincerity of their exit plan and help hold them accountable. Serving in this role can help you build skills as well and help both your company…