5 Reasons Why You Should Change Your Job

Izzy Whittaker
Aug 8, 2017 · 3 min read

When thinking about your career, there are a number of things to consider. First of all, you shouldn’t remain in a job because you feel safe, or because you are too scared to change it. If your job is preventing you from reaching your career goal, then you should start looking elsewhere.Think about how able you are to move into your next job, is your job preparing/growing you in the right way for a better opportunity, or have you already grown into who you want to be?

The average person has 12 jobs throughout their career, with the most common incentives to change jobs being; higher pay, less stress, work-life balance, career advancement, escaping a negative boss or a job where your skills aren’t utilised. If you find yourself resonating with any of these, then perhaps it’s time you re-evaluate your job too.

Of course it is hard to make a life-changing decision, so we have compiled a few pointers to help you decide whether or not you should consider searching for a new job:

1. Are you passionate about your job?

Whilst you don’t have to eat, live and breathe your job you should be able to take pride in the work you do, and feel a sense of fulfillment. If you too often question the meaning behind your work, then you should think about a career change.

2. Are your ideas being heard?

If your company values the work you do, they should take your ideas and opinions into account. If your ideas are not being heard, and you don’t feel as though your skills are utilized, than the company doesn’t value you and it is unlikely that you will progress and advance under that company’s control.

3. Does your job fit into your home life?

Realistically, you are going to spend a lot of time at work (there is no way around that one), however, obtaining a balance is crucially important. If your job is interfering with with your family life or you feel like you can never switch off from work mode at home — then yes: your job is not balanced and this could lead to problems not just at home, but also in the office.

4. Are you doing too much for your salary?

If your duties have increased but your salary hasn’t, you need to raise some questions. Schedule a meeting to talk to your superior and discuss the possibility of a promotion or a raise in salary. If no compromise is reached, then it is time to act — all too often it takes a resignation to lead to an increase in salary.

5. Have you already reached your potential?

Whilst most of these pointers have been negative, it could be the case that your job may have been so successful for you, that it is time to move on. Think about your next job, and the potential you want to reach in your career. Perhaps your job has already enabled you to grown into the person that you had hoped, perhaps it has progressed you to the level where you can move up in your field. If you recognise that your job has already equipped you with the skills for a better job, then utilise these skills with a greater challenge.

To Contemplate:

For those of you reading this that think you are in fact, pretty happy with your job: congratulations, it’s an envious place to be! However I would like to remind you that -happy or not- you should always be open to looking for new opportunities. Searching for your next job when you are in a strong position to do can lead to unexpected opportunities!

JamieAi

Disrupting Recruitment

Izzy Whittaker

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JamieAi

JamieAi

Disrupting Recruitment

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