If you already have a job, but you´re not satisfied, should you look for a new position in the middle of this recession? Or should you just hunker down and be glad that you have a job at all?
My advice to people who are currently employed is to consider at least three factors when deciding whether or not to pursue other career opportunities in this recession.
1) Is the company that you are considering stable and is it growing? Employees must do their due diligence and find out about the financial health of the company before deciding to leave what they have for greener pastures. There are resources such as Dun and Bradstreet and Standard and Poors that can help employees determine the financial standing of various companies. It doesn´t make sense to leave a stable job to go to an unstable one.
2) Will you fit in with the culture of the new organization? There is no point in jumping from the frying pan into the fire. If you are going to make a job change during this economic downturn, it should be a change for the better, not for the worse. If you join an organization that is not a good cultural fit for you, you will be very unhappy.
3) Is it financially worth it? If you are going to leave your current job for another opportunity, you should consider whether or not it is worth your while financially to do so.
If you can answer yes to all of the questions above, then now is a good time to make that career move
