The end of your contract is near, or you just want a change, whatever your reason for looking for a new job, you are going to need a little strategy and organization. It is indeed a somewhat stressful professional period, during which one can feel like a “traitor” acting alone in the shadows.
To maximize your research, and be modest, while remaining in your current job, here are some effective tips.
Ask yourself the right questions
Before embarking on the mission to change the job, it is essential to ask yourself a few questions. The right questions!
Why do I want to change jobs? Do I want new challenges? Am I so bad at my job that I want to quit it? Is the problem really with the work itself or will it follow me elsewhere? Am I ready to face a life that is to say to lead simultaneously work and job search?
Once you’ve figured out your motivations and made sure you want to change jobs for the right reasons, get started. And remember, you don’t quit your job until you’ve signed your new contract!
Stay modest
Is your decision made? The most difficult will be to remain modest. Being on the lookout for a new job, when you are already in place, is not the most comfortable position. You need to actively search without your coworkers and boss noticing. Don’t start making a thousand phone calls to employers in the hallways of the office, or printing your resumes by the dozen on the box printer.
We urge you to make all your calls outside and take care of your Resume and cover letter at home. As much as possible, avoid using your desktop computer to search for vacancies. If you don’t have a computer at home and you have personal documents on that computer, collect them in a “Personal” folder, which no one will be legally allowed opening them.
Plan
As seen above, it goes without saying that you do not look for a new job during your working hours. But since finding a job is a job in itself, it takes time. You will, therefore, have to organize yourself. Prepare a small schedule of overtime (mornings and evenings) and weekends to do your research, write your CV and cover letters, and send your applications. Then, to find your way around it, why not create a summary table with the follow-up of the positive and negative feedback and the reminders to be made. It will save you time. With a good organization, you should have a smooth running of work and job search.
Update your social networks
Is your CV up to date? Do not forget to do the same for all your professional social networks: LinkedIn, and other professional networks. HR is very fond of it and most of the recruitments today are done through the internet.
Social networks are therefore a pool of candidates and an important benchmark for your future employer. Do not hesitate to ask for recommendations from former collaborators, and add contacts of your current colleagues. If you leave them on good terms, you may find it useful later to have them in your network. A word of advice, however, does not go too far in the update! For example, there is no need to declare your inactive search on LinkedIn, or goodbye to discretion!
Listen
To find a new job, you have to be on the lookout for all opportunities, and keep an active watch. Open your eyes and ears, contact your network, and find out more from people working in the same branch as you. The fact that you are always active is a real plus: you can keep up to date with all upcoming forums, trade shows, and conferences. So many opportunities to swipe a business card and make people understand half words, like confidence, that you are open to any proposal. What is more, your activity makes you much more attractive than an unemployed job seeker.
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Master your plan
Your research has paid off and you finally land an interview! The catch, the employer calls you while you are still at the office. Politely offer to call him back at the end of the day. Likewise, avoid going for an interview during your working hours. Prefer to request a time slot in the early evening. Recruiters are used to and should respond positively to your query. What’s more, it will make you appear more professional and respectful. It’s always a plus! If the early evening is complicated for you, ask for a day off.
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Explain
During your interview, your future recruiter will certainly ask you why you want to leave your current company. Be prepared to provide a consistent and avowable explanation. Do not be too frank (“I hate my boss”), do not devalue yourself (“I suck at my job”), do not spit on colleagues (“I work with morons”), and do not pass not for a lazy person (“I do too many overtime”). Always stay positive, professional, and ambitious.
For example, here are some good reasons to invoke with a future employer: ‘I have the impression of having taken the tour of my position and I want new challenges; I have been in the same industry for years, and I want to change. I am curious about this new sector; I would like to evolve, and take steps, and my company does not allow me to foresee any career development; I have new – and important responsibilities – and the salary does not follow; I’m moving (city, region, country. Be careful, we don’t change jobs because we change neighborhood! At least, we don’t put it forward.)
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