The economy is improving and many people are now contemplating switch. Joe is one of them. He has been in tremendous pressure during recession, and he believes he was over worked and under paid. Hence, he want to change as soon as he can, but he is worried, what if he end up making a wrong decision? What if he ends up being in a less paying job? Will he be better off after the switch?
Through this and next couple of blog posts, we will help Joe make his decision. In this post, we will look at his present job and analyze, if he should quit or not.
Present Job Analysis
Before Joe makes a plan to move and start posting résumé in every nook and corner, he should see in what shape his job is and how he is performing there.
- How flexible is his job schedule? Does he make to do long hours at job? What if the new job asks for more time which his family cannot approve of?
- Is there any pending benefit plan that might get jeopardize, if he quits now?
- Does he get any medical or accidental benefit? Will he be in position to pay, if the new company does not cover these? Better still, Joe should see if the new job has the benefits he is availing here?
- Is the new job as satisfying or more satisfying then the current one? what if the new job suck life out of him?
- Will he miss an opportunity to learn, if he quit this job? What will be the dollar value of training he will be missing due to the job switch?
- Is he doing a good job in his present job? Will his boss vouch for it? Joe should ask his boss, if he can write a recommendation for him for the new job. Boss will not hesitate, if he has been doing a good work.
- Is he quitting out of strength or is he quitting out of weakness?
- Is his boss satisfied with his performance and can Joe’s boss give him a referral.
- Will he be able to give 3 references from his current job?
- Is the reason for quitting convincing enough?
These are the question Joe should answer about his job before he can make his mind. In the next post, we will see what financial considerations Joe should have before bidding farewell to his current job.
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