INTHEBLACK June 2022 - Magazine - Page 62
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A CHANGE OF JOB CAN OFTEN FEEL LIKE A MOMENTOUS DECISION,
AND HAVING A SENSE OF DOUBT IS NATURAL. ASK YOURSELF THESE
FIVE QUESTIONS WHEN MULLING OVER A JOB CHANGE, AND MAKE
SURE YOU ARE MAKING THE CHANGE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
STORY JOHANNA LEGGATT
FIVE QUESTIONS
TO ASK
BEFORE YOU
CHANGE JOBS
A
fter a challenging two years, many people are
considering changing jobs. Should you?
Dr Amy Silver, psychologist, author and team
leadership facilitator, says prolonged lockdowns and
remote working have prompted many people to
reassess their current roles.
“We have been given that opportunity to adjust our
life in quite big ways and, whereas it was once impossible
to, for example, work from interstate, now those kind of
flexible work options are possible,” she says. “Everything
is up for grabs.”
How do you know whether it is the right decision to
leave? Ask yourself these questions before you take the
plunge.
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1. WHAT POSITIVES AM I FORGETTING ABOUT
MY CURRENT ROLE?
The past 18 months have been very task-oriented for
many workers, and it is easy to forget those intangible,
but meaningful, aspects of our work lives. Accountants
and finance professionals have dealt with a lot of
change, sometimes leading them to ignore the better
aspects of their jobs.
While some of us dismiss returning to the office
as an inefficient use of our time, ease and efficiency are
not the only barometers to guide our experience of work.
“We have forgotten about the camaraderie or the
connection or the joy that we get from being with
other people,” Silver says. “We are social creatures,
after all.”
2. CAN I CHANGE ASPECTS OF MY CURRENT
ROLE?
There is a high degree of demand for qualified
candidates in professional services roles, giving
accountants and finance professionals a unique
opportunity to shape their roles.
“Workers now have more power to ask how to make
their current role closer to what they want it to be,”
Silver says.
If you want to move interstate, for example, rather
than looking for a new job at your destination, you