{"id":1573,"date":"2018-07-02T05:06:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T12:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addison.lwh.dev\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/"},"modified":"2018-07-02T05:06:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T12:06:07","slug":"how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Search – How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At one time or another, you probably have said to yourself, \u201cI think it\u2019s time that I start looking for a new job.\u201d What were your reasons? Were they valid or were you simply acting out? Realizing that your job is not fulfilling your personal and professional goals is the first step. Now you need to identify those aspects of the job that are not satisfying in order to make your next move the right one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that \nhinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound \nfamiliar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and \ninvestigate alternative job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Motivation to go to Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We all hate Monday mornings. However, if \nyou\u2019ve considered slashing your own tires to avoid going into work, this\n may be cause for concern. There are many people who are successful and \nwell respected in their jobs, but lack the enthusiasm for the work. \nDon\u2019t feel like a failure, you\u2019ve just chosen a job that may not be the \nbest fit for you. Identify those aspects of your work that you enjoy and\n start hunting for an opportunity that allows you to fully develop these\n skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stagnant Growth Pattern<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Many times during in an interview, \ncandidates neglect to inquire about growth possibilities within the \ncompany. Once aboard, the realization hits that there is no set \npromotional track. This is a cause for concern. Study the company\u2019s \norganizational chart to see what career path is available to you. If \nopportunities for promotion and new challenges are lacking, perhaps it\u2019s\n time to move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of Increased Responsibility\/New Challenges<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Have you been working on the same project\n or set of tasks for the past year? If your manager hasn\u2019t given you the\n opportunity to take on new challenges, there are two possible \nexplanations: either (s)he doesn\u2019t think you can handle it, or (s)he has\n nothing to give you. Either way, this is not a promising situation. \nDiscuss your concerns with your manager and ask to be assigned more \nchallenging projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsatisfied Professional Development<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are many professional development \nopportunities available \u2014 from continuing education classes to one-day \nworkshops to in-house mentoring programs. Not all companies offer these \nservices to employees, but employers should always encourage their \nemployees to develop their professional skills. If your employer is not \nreceptive to your request for support, claiming budgetary or timing \nreasons, offer a compromise (i.e., one class per quarter). If your \nmanager\u2019s answer is still \u201cno\u201d, then perhaps it\u2019s time for you to move \non.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department\/Position is not Valued Company-wide<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, this is one of those \nthings you can\u2019t spot in an interview, although it doesn\u2019t take long to \nrecognize once inside. If senior management doesn\u2019t support your \ndepartment or your particular position means you should probably be \nlooking for a new job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constant Hiring from Outside the Company<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All companies find benefits in hiring \nfrom outside the company to bring in a fresh perspective. You should be \nconcerned if you see yourself and your co-workers continually being \npassed over for promotions by outside hires. You should ask your boss to\n work with you in developing a goals checklist that will ensure you\u2019re \nnext up for a promotion. If you\u2019ve achieved your goals, but aren\u2019t \nseeing any action, it\u2019s time to start looking elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At one time or another, you probably have said to yourself, \u201cI think it\u2019s time that I start looking for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"post_function":[],"post_audience":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-recruiting"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJob Search - How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking - Hire Strategy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that hinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and investigate alternative job opportunities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Job Search - How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking - Hire Strategy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that hinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and investigate alternative job opportunities.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Addison Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-02T12:06:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"583\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"251\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Addison Group\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Addison Group\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Addison Group\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/abc042a7f4910d20090afda67a1cd61c\"},\"headline\":\"Job Search – How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-02T12:06:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":589,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Recruiting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/\",\"name\":\"Job Search - How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking - Hire Strategy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-02T12:06:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/abc042a7f4910d20090afda67a1cd61c\"},\"description\":\"We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that hinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and investigate alternative job opportunities.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/insights\\\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg\",\"width\":583,\"height\":251},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Addison Group\",\"description\":\"Leading National Professional Services Firm Specializing in Talent Solutions and Consulting Services\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/addisongroup.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/abc042a7f4910d20090afda67a1cd61c\",\"name\":\"Addison Group\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/41fd8b89179592de3fc22b9549f5021aa190e18a09da5da1ddb4db4162b682df?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/41fd8b89179592de3fc22b9549f5021aa190e18a09da5da1ddb4db4162b682df?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/41fd8b89179592de3fc22b9549f5021aa190e18a09da5da1ddb4db4162b682df?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Addison Group\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Job Search - How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking - Hire Strategy","description":"We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that hinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and investigate alternative job opportunities.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Job Search - How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking - Hire Strategy","og_description":"We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that hinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and investigate alternative job opportunities.","og_url":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/","og_site_name":"Addison Group","article_published_time":"2018-07-02T12:06:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":583,"height":251,"url":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Addison Group","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Addison Group","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/"},"author":{"name":"Addison Group","@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc042a7f4910d20090afda67a1cd61c"},"headline":"Job Search – How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking","datePublished":"2018-07-02T12:06:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/"},"wordCount":589,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg","articleSection":["Recruiting"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/","url":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/","name":"Job Search - How to Tell When It\u2019s Time to Start Looking - Hire Strategy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg","datePublished":"2018-07-02T12:06:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc042a7f4910d20090afda67a1cd61c"},"description":"We\u2019ve identified a number of factors that hinder professional growth and job satisfaction. If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to re-assess your current situation and investigate alternative job opportunities.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/how-to-tell-when-its-time-to-start-looking\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/job-satisfaction-and-quitting-your-job.jpg","width":583,"height":251},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/","name":"Addison Group","description":"Leading National Professional Services Firm Specializing in Talent Solutions and Consulting Services","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc042a7f4910d20090afda67a1cd61c","name":"Addison Group","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fd8b89179592de3fc22b9549f5021aa190e18a09da5da1ddb4db4162b682df?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fd8b89179592de3fc22b9549f5021aa190e18a09da5da1ddb4db4162b682df?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fd8b89179592de3fc22b9549f5021aa190e18a09da5da1ddb4db4162b682df?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Addison Group"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1573"},{"taxonomy":"post_function","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_function?post=1573"},{"taxonomy":"post_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_audience?post=1573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}