Most IT professionals often wonder if there is an ideal time to switch jobs. The answer to this question is not straight forward as it depends on multiple factors which may vary from person to person.
Here are few key pointers that you may want to consider before making this vital decision:
First things first, find out your core reason for changing your current job. It may be aspiration for more salary, desire for promotion, need for better job responsibility, work environment, family relocation etc. Once you find out your core reason for job change, let this reason drive your passion for the search of desired job. Remember, there is no point in making a half hearted attempt.
Now that you know the reason for making a job change, ask yourself of the potential employers that you want to target. Also, identify specific job location/ city/ country that you want to start the hunt in.
If you want to search in a specific city then you may want to plan it accordingly, please read:
How To Get A Replacement/ New Job in City of Your Choice
Here are few key pointers that you may want to consider before making this vital decision:
Why Change?
First things first, find out your core reason for changing your current job. It may be aspiration for more salary, desire for promotion, need for better job responsibility, work environment, family relocation etc. Once you find out your core reason for job change, let this reason drive your passion for the search of desired job. Remember, there is no point in making a half hearted attempt.
Plan it Well
Now that you know the reason for making a job change, ask yourself of the potential employers that you want to target. Also, identify specific job location/ city/ country that you want to start the hunt in.
If you want to search in a specific city then you may want to plan it accordingly, please read:
How To Get A Replacement/ New Job in City of Your Choice
If you want to search jobs outside India, that is in foreign countries then you may want to refer these methods:
The Timing
Once you have identified your core reason/ passion for job change and have planned it well as mentioned above then you need to look at the timing aspect. This is important for various reasons:
(a) Different companies have different appraisal cycles (some have January to December others have April to March, so you may want to ensure that you time your job change in such a way that you take advantage of appraisal cycle in your current company as well as in the company that you are going to join
(b) Identify the right point in time of your career when you want to make the move. This is driven by your core reason for change. Make sure you have a real big and genuine reason for making a job change. Avoid making too many job changes in a short period of time.
(c) Timing of a job change is also sensitive because one needs to take into account the market health factor as well. Sometimes the job market is hit by global economic crisis. These are not ideal days for making a move. If the market is dull it is ideal to stay put.
Along with the timing, in the modern world it is equally important that you also consider newer ways of hunting the right job for you.
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