Nearly half (49%) of employees are unsatisfied with their jobs. It could be due to a bad boss, lack of work/life balance, or simply that they don’t enjoy the work they do. If any of that sounds familiar, it might be time to quit your job. But that means the uncertainty of a new job, a change in pay, and plenty of other complications. A solid plan is one way to cut down on those concerns. First things first: start looking for a job now, while you’re still employed. Traditional wisdom dictates that it’s easier to find a job when you’re already employed, and research backs it up. As noted by Quartz, Columbia University economists and the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and New York studied the job-seeking activities of 2,900 people, aged 18 to 64, and discovered that: Employed individuals were both more likely to get contacted by potential employers and receive referrals from their contacts. Employer response rate to people with jobs was four times higher than that …
Tue, 26 Nov 2019