Which issues should be ponered when evaluating a job change besides direct ones (i.e wages, benefits, etc)
When the time to change job comes, there are several issues to poner before making the move. There are direct ones, which will be the most evident at the time. However, there might be another ones, not appearing so clearly, and which could achieve more importance on a second thought, or worse, when the decision has been made, and can't be undone.
Have you ever come across a situation when there was a variable or factor that was not crystal clear when deciding the change, and if you had thought about it, it would have changed the situation?
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Joshua B
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Hi, Alberto.
Some things to consider that are "under the radar" before you take a new job:
Are you ready to have to rebuild all the credibility you spent years accumulating in your current job?
Are you giving appropriate weight to life-change factors around your new job such as a longer commute?
Are you willing to change social work environments and/or have you factored in how much you like your current team?
Are you aware of the new corporate culture and how it will affect your life?
Are you prepared to invest the time and effort to relearn procedures, policies, standards, etc.?
There's lots more to think about than the paycheck!
Josh
Soledad Q
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Hola Alberto!
Good to see you asking questions!
When I look for a job I am very careful on the environment of the company: is the boss respectful with his/her personnel?, does people look happy working there? is it possible to approach "the big fishes"?
It is also important to have an idea of the philosophy of the company: are they costumer-oriented? is credibility important for the company? do they BEHAVE accordingly? Also, chances of career development within the company or through outside seminars or classes paid by the company.
I know this requires a lot of research and not one but several "insiders", but sometimes is possible.
Also, I know in Chile things are different, customer service is not the first priority, just like retaining employees, but if you give yourself a chance to find what you deserve, you might get it ;)
Good luck!
Soledad
Hi, Alberto!
The first question you must answer is: Are you willing to start from scratch? Build you own internal network, gain credibility, ...
Second, consider the corporate culture of the new company: do you think it fits 'your way'.
And third, you know that we in Chile say " El prado del vecino se ve siempre más verde" and perhapt this is so true. Changing job, you will change everything. I would recomend to do a good investigation first, and ask all you can. Because things you don't like in your actual company may look better in another one; but also consider that you will miss some good issues from your actual company. And perhaps you don't even know about this good issues until you have lost them.
Un Abrazo,
Uwe
Ultimately, you may want to consider where this path takes you. If you're considering a job change that will get you closer to your long-term goals, it is often intuitive to accept the change.
However, when you have external factors to consider such as quality of life issues like commuting time, workplace environment, opportunity for advancement and such; it becomes necessary to decide whether or not the long term goal is worth pursuing at the expense of current factors.
It's important to listen to your intuition and often times we ignore that when we 'believe' we know what we want in gaining our long-term goal.
