New year, new career
The most popular time of the year for hiring is January through March. That means the most popular time of the year for employees to leave their jobs is January through March. That makes sense because many people want to begin something new in the new year. Those new things can be related to health, spirituality, or building relationships. Why not employment? If you are thinking about transitioning out of your current role and moving to something new or making an upward move, here are a few topics to consider before you make the change.
Acquired skills
What skills have you developed during your time in your current role? Are you a proficient presenter, or an efficient project manager? Have you consistently received high marks for customer service or client satisfaction? Do you excel at devising and modifying processes or system infrastructure? When you update your resume, highlight soft and hard skills that relate to the job you are attempting to be hired for.
Identify opportunities to advance HR initiatives related to employee benefits
Resolve client and customer challenges timely and with poise
Clearly communicate team goals and expectations
Accomplishments
What quantifiable accomplishments have you achieved in your current role. A multi-year record of top sales? Provide an actual number in dollars or percentages. Don’t exaggerate results, but don’t hesitate to speak well of you and your achievements. This is your time to shine and show the quality of employee an organization will obtain should you progress through the vetting process and be hired.
3-year record of at least $750,000 in product sales
Reduced work-related incidents by 10% for the last 5 years through effective and consistent equipment training
Identified a process gap and implemented a 3-step solution to eliminate the inefficiency
Conducted 100 hours of organizational training with 10 different clients
Professional development/certifications
Have you taken any classes or completed any certifications that strengthen your work product or expertise? If you are looking to move up and not make a full career pivot, learning a particular software or equipment can distinguish you from other job seekers within that industry. If your upward move involves personnel management, consider some education in team building or management as a foundation for what can come next. I encourage you to consider the cost of these certifications relative to the anticipated increase in salary. The investment should make sense. If there is no meaningful return on the education, consider other ways to gain that knowledge. Life experience is always a reasonable teacher.
IT related certifications
HR focused specialization
Leadership and management certificate
How can these initial thought prompters assist you as you consider your next career move or change in 2025? Hopefully, you can reflect on your current experience and pull out specific and important details that cause you to rise to the top of the list of candidates. It can also help you determine what types of openings you want to pursue. Every job has its pros and cons, but this exercise can clarify the direction you want to take knowing potential downsides.
Let’s start morphing in 2025! The 50/70/100 principle. What is the 50% uncomfortable, the 70% incremental and 100% vital that you can think about and do? If you want to talk about it, drop us a note at letstalk@studiomfinancial.net. Sign up for one of our Your Money Sound – Intro to Money Management session in January here. Until we meet…keep working on the change.
Sources: Pew research report https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/07/28/majority-of-u-s-workers-changing-jobs-are-seeing-real-wage-gains/