Changing Jobs? Do It The Right Way?

<p><em>The key to changing for a right job is not to let oneself in a desperate situation, says</em><strong><em> Ankit Bansal</em></strong><br><br>Finding a Right Job is daunting because most of the times the definition of 'Right Job' is unclear. In fact, many people believe in their intuition rather than accomplishment, in finding satisfaction in job. Switching job is easy for the latest generation workforce primarily because of two aspects. Availability of jobs in multiple domain that require unique skill sets and because availability of information has made the generation "Jacks of all trades", which is enough to fetch them a job in any domain. Furthermore, as industries have become integrated and processes are now correlated, the boundaries between industry verticals are gradually thinning, leveraging professionals' easy migration from a domain to another. Hence, Switching Jobs have been never a bothering task in current times. However, this silver lining have also brought forth the issue of job satisfaction or finding the right job. As migration has become easier, people are becoming more impatient to change a job.<br><br>The job market in India is good. In spite of this fact, job satisfaction is becoming rarer. This has an adverse effect on the overall backdrop, increasing instability of employees in enterprises, which ultimately harms its business productivity. Hence, the problem incurred by "Right Jobs" has larger impacts than what appears to be. While seeking for new jobs, employees should be concerned not only about personal whims, but also asses the condition from a holistic viewpoint. Time taken to find the right job is inversely proportional to how desperate one is to change the job. This factor of impatience leads a person to another entanglement with a similar job, which is certainly not satisfactory. In such situation, finding a right job becomes tougher. These instances bring multiple complexities to the overall industry.<br><br>The key to changing for a right job is not to let oneself in a desperate situation. Several aspects are critical in such situations. Impulse, judgment, short term and long-term goals and many more plays major role while switching a job. Although easier, the task should be done taking into account these multiple aspects. One of the common reasons of changing jobs is impulse. Many people cannot tolerate shortcomings of the boss any senior. In addition, people may find it suffocating to carry on with the job because of an unmatched team or any inter personal commotion. Most of the times, these impulses lead people to switch to another job without a second though, leading them to similar situations later on. Other reasons such as a little hike of salary, brand name of a company or seemingly lucrative profiles are common reasons.<br><br>However, while looking for a new job, one should emphases to fulfill a number of "Deltas" instead of going for just one or two. For instance, delta for a person could be money, role, people, culture, company or the industry. One should not switch over considering only one or two deltas. While changing at least two aspects should be fulfilled as per judgment of the person to ascertain job satisfaction. Hence, scaling up expectation in both its upper and lower end is necessary.<br><br>So, when it is the most appropriate time to change? Are there any signals that one could catch? There is an old saying "leave when you are on a high". So instead of realising of what's not working out, try to analyse what have you achieved. Answer some questions truthfully for yourself. Have you given your best to the company? Is your best good enough for company to go all out to retain you if you were to try quitting your job? Have you given sufficient time to understand the company and vice versa? What do you think the next couple of years in the company could look like, for both you and the company? If you are thinking of these questions when an opportunity comes knocking, you are not in a desperate situation. Now apply the previously stated delta points and make the right choice.<br><br><em>The author is founder at Mykindofjob.com</em></p>