Finding a new job – especially one that involves a career change – is daunting right now, and least in most fields.
But- there’s some good news.
Career Exploration and Change Archives
Perhaps you aren't getting the satisfaction — or money — you'd like at your current job. Or you are satisfied for now but need to plan for the future. What do you need to do to think through all the many factors and explore possibilities intelligently but without spending days and losing momentum. How can you make a good decision?
A quick read of the articles below can provide tips and strategies that can make a big difference in your career success.
Change Jobs or Careers now? Implications of a Tightening Job Market
You’re probably well aware that there are fewer job openings for white collar workers than several years ago. See the Wall Street Journal 7/11/24: “A tighter job market and shrinking pay premium for switching is leading to the ‘big stay’”. Those “stays” equal fewer new openings, a trend compounded by employers reducing overall staff size.
So, is it a good time for you to change jobs? And if you are trying, what strategies work best?
Here are some tips on navigating the current situation:
A.I. and Your Career: Can You Afford to Sit and Wait?
Bet you’ve been a part of some pretty vehement debate about generative A.I., and what it will do to — or for — the workforce, and humanity.
Take my Pop Quiz:
Which of the following are true?
______I am worried that A.I. may involve profound risks to our jobs and our society.
______I think A.I. has potential to strengthen the US economy.
______I am having conversations about how my organization can use A.I.
______I am trying out A.I. for myself or with my team. [Read more…]
Ready to Join the Great Resignation? Take this QUIZ
Do you have Resignation Envy? Watching your colleagues and friends quit their jobs? Tired of Same-Old Same-Old? Think your employer isn’t protecting you well against Covid, or providing enough raises, perks or feedback? Dislike your boss?
If so, you have plenty of company.
This may be a great time to make a change. But it’s worth some serious analysis before you leap. [Read more…]
When to take the plunge? And change jobs or careers?
Short answer: NOW!
Many of my clients have a 2009 mentality. They are unconsciously still in an era of recession, when layoffs had been happening right and left, and unemployment had skyrocketed.
Definitely a difficult time to try for a new career or job back then. People sat tight, which of course made the job market even tighter.
But: It’s 2017, not 2009. Last October, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% — the lowest level since 2000! October also saw a record-setting 85 months of job gains. [Read more…]