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Discussion on: When to start looking for your next role?

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Nadine M. Thêry

I always thought that somehow the relationship with our jobs is like a sentimental relationship. You start looking outside, or just think about other possibilities when things are not fine, right?

In the end, happiness is what determines if you want to stay in a place (or with a person) or not. But happiness has a lot of definitions depending on the person.

Some people might prioritize to have a job with a great environment and that allows them to have a happy family life. Other might just want constant and harder challenges. Others might just want more money and less work...

So the questions I do when my friends are doubting are:

1) Are you happy where you are?
2) If not, you think you could be happy where you are?
a) Yes. Do something. Talk to who is necessary. Or look for change inside yourself.
b) No. Do something, Talk to who is necessary. Look for a job actively.

I personally believe that one should never leave the market (job market, not relationship market hehe). You must be always listening on port:job (hehe). Keep up to date. Because let's face it, the job physiognomy has completely changed. It is not like you are going to retire in the company you started with 18 years, right? What's more, do we young generations even want that?

You might be fine where you are... but what if you could be even better?

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Chris Bertrand

Gotta keep listening to port:job ⚓