The most opportune time to start searching for a new job is when you are at the top of your game at your current firm.
What Hiring Managers Really Think
You’d think a company would quickly scoop up someone between roles, as they’ll begrudgingly accept a low-ball job offer. While that does happen, there is an unspoken bias against job hunters who’ve been let go. Interviewers get concerned that you may have been a low performer or did something wrong that led to your dismissal. Hiring managers are reluctant to bring aboard a person who could become a liability.
The reality is that hiring managers want someone who is in demand. If a person is well-entrenched in their role within their organization, the interviewers will automatically believe that they are valuable and possess top skills, talents, expertise and experience. The competitive instinct is also to poach an all-star from their rival firm.When it comes time to negotiate compensation, you are in a power position.
Someone out of work may take a substantially lower offer to get back to work. You won’t have to settle, as you have the leverage to demand a premium for leaving a comfortable spot and going into the unknown. The increase could be 20% or higher, which is a meaningful difference. On the other side of the equation, you won't be at your best if you interview carrying around the baggage of resentment and past mistreatments. The people involved with the hiring process will pick up on your insecurity and irritation of your past employer. Your demeanor will turn off the hiring managers as you say derogatory things about the people you previously worked with.
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