Sometimes the Grass is Greener
Changing jobs and moving to a new company can be a challenging decision, but it can also have a significant positive impact on your career and wellbeing.
Here are my top six examples of the benefits you could gain by moving.
1. Career Progression
Moving to a new company can provide opportunities for career growth that may not be available in your current position or company. For example, you may be able to take on more responsibility, work on more challenging projects, or have access to more training and development. These aspects can help you to build your skills and experience, making you more valuable to future employers and gain the feeling that your career is progressing.
2. Salary Increase
Changing jobs can also provide opportunities for a higher salary. This is especially true if you have been with your current company for a long time, and your salary has not kept pace with industry standards or has hit the top of the pay band. By moving to a new company, you may be able to negotiate a higher salary, better benefits, and other perks that can help you to achieve your financial goals.
3. New Sector Opportunities
Moving to another company can also allow you to explore new industries or sectors. For example, if you have been working in a specific sector for your entire career, but you have always been interested in exploring another sector but still working in the same role, you may be able to make a move. This can help you to broaden your skills and experience, which can be valuable for the career direction you may wish to take.
4. Company Culture
A company environment whose values don’t end up aligning with yours can have a negative impact on your mental health and well-being. Moving to a new company can therefore help you obtain a better balance with your well being. No environment is necessarily wrong but maybe just not be the right fit for you and your needs. For example, if you are currently working in a high-pressure, competitive environment, but you would thrive and perform best in a more collaborative workplace, a move to a new company may be what you need.
5. Networking
Changing jobs can also provide opportunities to expand your professional network. You will be working with new colleagues and clients, attending different industry events, and participating in new projects. This can help you to build relationships with new people, which can be valuable in terms of future opportunities.
6. New Challenges
Moving to a new company and role can provide you with some great new challenges and opportunities and new people to connect with. Embracing these new challenges will assist in developing new skills, learning different perspectives, and ultimately improving your career development.
Changing jobs and moving to a new company can have significant benefits for your career. From opportunities for career progression, workplace culture and a salary increase to exploring new industries or sectors, networking, and new challenges, there are many reasons why a move to a new company may be the right choice for you. However, it is also important to understand your motivators before making any moves so that an informed decision aligns with your career and life goals.
About Simone Storey
Simone is an experienced Recruitment Consultant who specialises in recruiting intermediate through to management-level consultancy engineers, particularly in the structural, civil, mechanical and fire sectors. These particular sectors provide unique recruitment challenges, something with which she is very familiar.
Her background also brings a results-oriented and people-focused perspective, along with a solid understanding of the needs of both employer and employee. Simone has a focus on building these relationships to add value for both candidate and employer alike, for her recruitment is not merely a transaction.