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6 Tips Before You Join A New Company

By: Ada Denis

Those days are gone when an employee used to stick with a company until his or her retirement. On an average, the maximum time an executive spends with a company is 3 to 4 years. To a high extent most of the companies too have accepted this trend. But that does not mean that an employee can start searching for jobs during office hours.
However, it does not mean that you time (3 or 4 years) should be a factor for you to leave a company. When someone leaves a company, this also puts some negative impacts on the coworkers. Sometimes, people start looking for new jobs just because one of his or her coworker just got a better opportunity or a promotion in another company.
A lot of people believe that, earlier there had never been so many companies or job opportunities in the world. To add to this, today there are different avenues to look for newer jobs. Prospective employers do not depend on traditional staffing method to get fresh blood in their organization. Especially, in executive or higher levels, personal recommendations and professional networks work better to get a new job. People are more into relationship marketing than traditional CV marketing. That does not mean that a good relationship or recommendation is enough to secure a job. You must be qualified enough to get that recommendation.
So how do you prepare yourself for a job shift? The following tips may help you:
1. Before you start a job search try to figure out the exact reasons why you intend to change the present job. If you are not sure about the reasons, there are high chances that you are leaving for a wrong reason.
2. When you have identified the problem, try to figure out if there is any solution in that company. Here I would like to mention one point, people do not normally leave companies - they leave their boss. At the same time, your boss is not always wrong. However, if this is your problem, try to figure out a solution - you can also try to shift to another group. And if he is the only one to report, you can think about a change.
3. When you are sure that you want to leave, pull yourself together. Finish your pending tasks (your reputation as a good employee would follow you wherever you go) before you move out to find a job.
4. While searching for jobs, be sure about what you are actually looking for. If you do not find enough job opening advertisement for that profile, you can contact some staffing company. If you know the company that would best suit your desired profile, you can contact them directly or via your network.
5. Before you serve the notice to your present company, make sure that you know enough about the new company's work culture, rules etc.
6. Do not commit to join the new company unless you have served the notice period at your present company. This would also help you to maintain a healthy relationship with your present company and at the same time your new company would also be assured about your sense of responsibility.

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