It’s difficult to know when to look for a new job.
You may have a starring role in HR or Recruitment and know the business inside-out, advising many others on career development.
Knowing when it’s the right time for a personal move, however, takes a lot of soul-searching and late night balancing of the pros and cons.
But don’t worry, we’re here to help – with three sure signs you really should be looking for that new job.
- You’re just not happy
Whether you’ve recently graduated or can remember when personnel files were stored in a metal filing cabinet, it takes guts to acknowledge it’s time to move on.
Have you done everything you can to make things better here? Is the grass greener over there?
These are unknowns. Instead, ask yourself one question you can answer: Am I happy?
If you’re more miserable than Eeyore with toothache – and you know work is causing this – use this insight to grow your career and grow happier somewhere new.
- It’s not me it’s you!
Breaking up is hard to do. But it’s a whole lot easier when you realise that, not only does your boss not appreciate you, your values are way out of sync with your company’s.
As an HR professional, you are responsible for setting the tone and standard for employees in their professional lives.
So, if your moral compass is being pulled all over the place by management and operational practices, it’s time to make a better exit than Renee Zellweger telling Hugh Grant where he can stick his six weeks’ notice as Bridget Jones.
- It’s all in the balance
Finding it hard to leave your HR head in the office? Having a work-life balance that’s weighed down on one side by work is one of the top reasons for stress.
Some of the signs to look out for are not being able to switch off your phone ‘just in case work calls’. Or checking your email on a Saturday night during the ad breaks for X Factor.
Being accessible is important but the ability to switch off in our downtime (we actually like to think of it as our uptime!) in order to ‘have a life’ is more important.
Sometimes the best way to find the perfect balance is to find the perfect new job.
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