Changing jobs can lead to both positive and negative results. Since you will never know what the outcome of your decision will be, it is crucial that you make sure that it will be for the better and to your benefit.

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2. likely to be denied new job opportunities. With that
said, it is really important to think about what career
path you are going to take before you accept any job
offer. Keep in mind also that how the job matches your
personality is an important consideration if you are
Changing jobs can lead to both positive and negative serious about finding the best job for you.
results. Since you will never know what the outcome of
CON: Missing Out on Benefits
your decision will
be, it is crucial that Switching jobs may also lead to lost benefits. For
you make sure that instance, you may easily lose as much as 30% if you
it will be for the decide to cash out your retirement fund. Nevertheless,
better and to your there will be no problem if you want to roll over your
benefit. By weighing retirement fund to your new employer. If you find this
the pros and cons of process complicated, well you may still leave your finds
job change, you will with your previous employer. You have to be prepared
be able to determine whether or not you should go on to miss out on several benefits if you are to go on with
with it. your planned job change. However, if you are sure that
this decision will have a huge and positive impact in
PRO: Doing What You Love to Do
your life, there is no reason why you shouldn’t start
One huge benefit of changing jobs is ending up with finding a new job.
what you really love to do. Sadly, there are many of us
who are tied to jobs that we don’t really like or enjoy.
This is a common scenario for fresh graduates and
employees who have families to provide for. In their
case, they need to take any job available particularly
during times of economic recession. So when given a Thinking of all the possible setbacks and undesirable
chance, they almost always grab the opportunity to aspects of any type of job, it may seem hard to believe
have a job that’s close to what they love to do. that some people are still looking for a second job.
Having one job is tiresome
PRO: For Career Advancement
and horrible enough, so why
The chance for career advancement is another positive would you even think of
effect of changing jobs. Unfortunately, there are many getting another employer to
jobs that do not offer many opportunities for tell you things you should
advancement. By taking a job in a different company, do? Is it all about money?
you are actually giving yourself a chance to take the Perhaps, but if it is so, why
next step in your career. As a matter of fact, many not just plan on a job change instead? Well, according
employees even request to be transferred to different to some surveys and studies, there are some other
cities with the same company only to take the more legitimate reasons why people get a second job.
opportunity.
Additional Income
CON: The Job-Hopper Impression
The need to earn more money is perhaps the most
Job hoppers are those who change jobs very frequently. obvious reason for applying for a second job. This could
Human resources managers are well aware of how be because not enough money or income can be
many jobs a person is supposed to have had at a generated from the primary gig. It makes sense actually,
particular age. And those who go beyond the norm are because if you want to gain more, you need to give

3. more. It would even be better if you could get another
job that you enjoy a lot, as this could benefit you not
only financially but mentally and emotionally.
More Experience
Another benefit of taking on an extra job is the varied
experience you are to gain. The experience you can get
People have many different reasons for wanting to
from the second job may be similar to the first job you change jobs or careers. Sometimes it is because of
have, which will be supplementary. Ideally, you would their desire to receive a bigger salary or just to work
want a second job that will let you learn and do things in a different location.
that you cannot from the first job. In the end, you can There are times also
use all these experiences to qualify for a bigger job that changing jobs
opportunity. would be necessary
because of being fired
Quicker Returns
or when you realize
Although there are many other means by which you can that there aren’t
have the power to spend, there are still many enough job
opportunities in a
responsible individuals who would prefer to live or
certain industry. As you begin to search for and apply
spend within their means. Through a second job, they
for a different job, having a new resume is vital. You
can earn more, which they do not necessarily have to
cannot simply change the dates in your resume. Your
spend or use right away. They instead keep their extra
resume should highlight your newly acquired skills
earnings into their savings, so they will have something
and your new career goal.
to use during unexpected emergencies or just when
they feel like buying something or doing something. Tips for Creating a New Resume
Bigger Network 1. Avoid Using a Functional Format
For some of us, being associated with other people There are various types of resume and all of them
matters a lot. The workplace is a very good place to focus on the various aspects of a job applicant. If you
meet other people. By getting a second job, you can are changing careers, it will not be a good idea to use
actually broaden your network, which is definitely a functional resume. For human resource personnel,
valuable in your future endeavors. You will be able to a functional resume has a negative impression as its
meet people who may eventually help you find a better format is usually used to conceal irrelevant
place to work permanently in case you start considering experience.
having a career or job change. In terms of personal 2. Opt for a Hybrid Format
development, knowing many people and having the
chance to mingle with different personalities can A hybrid format resume makes use of the basic
certainly boost your confidence and personal traits as components of a functional resume, and so it can
well. emphasize the specific skills required in the new job
or career. The format of a functional resume
organizes the work history of an employee into
categories listing all the accomplishments and skills
of the jobseeker. Through this format, you can list all
your talents and skills that you think will be
attractive to the employer. Combine these facts with
all the skills you have acquired and put this
information in chronological order.

4. 3. Learn the Lingo of the New Career To be satisfied is a very difficult task. We all change over
time, and even our preferences may change through
Each and every industry has their own set of
time and influence of other people or experiences. With
commonly used words. If you are planning to shift
that said, you also cannot expect that you may easily
careers, it is essential that you know what terms are
find a job or career that you will fall in love with and be
used in such field so that your resume will not
dedicated to at once. This is actually a bigger challenge
include terms that are not related to that specific job
for employers as they are the ones who will suffer from
or field.
an unhappy employee. So are there things that an
4. Include Your Transferable Skills employer could do to try to motivate his staff?
The skills you currently have may have been what Below are some of the important considerations that
you developed in your old career. Some of these skills should be made by the management to help their
may not be applicable to the new career you are people feel comfortable and satisfied with their jobs.
trying to pursue, but it is likely that a lot of these
skills are actually transferable or applicable to other • When employees are being controlled by the
careers. Include them in the Profile section of your management, the end result is likely to be bad. It is
resume together with all the other skills you’ve got. important for the management to recognize what
their people are capable of doing. On the part of the
5. Change Your Career Objective employees, they have to be able to think and decide
The objective in your resume should be changed, of on their own. It is a must also that they be given the
course. You need not detail the reasons for changing freedom to rationalize whatever they are doing and
jobs, but be sure you can answer this question during just let them figure out if everything or nothing
the job interview. Employers are always curious makes sense.
about what’s prompting employees to take another • A job well done deserves a reward. By rewards we
job, so you need to provide them with a valid answer. don’t necessarily mean material things, though it
would be ideal. People get motivated even by a
simple word of affirmation. Of course, cash
rewards, promotions and other forms of gifts are
the most desirable forms of rewards that could
motivate an employee even more to work even
harder.
• There should be room for error in a workplace. This
means that failures and mistakes of employees
Many people have the tendency to take a job they do
should be accepted by the management because
not exactly want, but they stick with it just for the
we are all just humans. It is actually the
money they can earn from it.
responsibility of the management to figure out how
When this happens, these
to address such mistakes and what things need to
individuals can become
be done to prevent them from happening again in
resentful in their workplace.
the future.
They would also feel like the
• Job description is another common issue in a
amount of money they
workplace and could even cause employees to
receive is just not enough for all the responsibilities
consider changing careers. This simply means that
they have in their work. This could even lead to
the duties and responsibilities assigned to an
switching jobs or changing careers. So why does this
employee must be in line with what he or she
happen and how can you avoid being in such a
applied for in the first place. Making an employee
miserable situation?
overwork can definitely lead to his or her
dissatisfaction at work.