The document provides advice on when and why to switch jobs. It recommends starting your job search a couple months before your bonus or increment cycle to avoid being undervalued as an unemployed professional. Reasons to consider switching include low salary, lack of growth opportunities, poor work relationships, and excessive workload. Situations where switching may be beneficial include having a difficult boss, risk of layoffs due to company struggles, needing new skills as customer or industry needs change, or an unfavorable changing work environment. The document advises treating job switching like a sales process by preparing marketing materials, researching prospective employers, and focusing on company needs rather than personal factors. It also cautions to carefully consider the new role and risks of switching.

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2. A R T I C L E B Y D E VA S H I S H
C H A K R AVA R T H Y
S O U R C E : T I M E S O F I N D I A _ 8 A P R 2 0 1 3
PRESENTED BY: HASSAN SAKIR
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3. WHEN TO SWITCH ?
Switch your job before getting laid–off.
Start looking for a new job before you
desperately need to. Starting a couple of
months before your bonus or increment cycle is
a good idea since the change in salary will be
factored in by the time you land the offer letter
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Recruiters undervalue unemployed
professionals & this reduces your chances
of landing a new role

4. WHY SWITCH ?
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 Low salary
 Dead–end job
 Lack of growth opportunities
 Market correction for salary
 Consistent unhappiness
 Re assignment of work away from you
 Immediate prospect of being laid off
 Poor work relation
 Excessive work load
 Lack of challenges

5. SITUATIONS IN WHICH
YOU MAY CONSIDER A
SWITCH
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S I T U A T I O N S : : : : : : : :
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SHREK
THE LION
KING
TITANIC
TOY
STORY
ICE AGE
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7. 1 __ SHREK
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You have an ogre as your boss whose working
style or overbearing attitude stifles you.
Career progression and learning are last on
your mind . QUIT
2 __ THE LION KING
SITUATIONS::::
A change of guard at the top may spell disaster
to the favorites of the previous boss. So, move
first and shift out.

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3 __ TITANIC
Your firm has struck an iceberg in the
business world ,perhaps due to lack of
working capital, and is sinking
4 __ TOY
STORYTechnology has changed and the customer
has outgrown his old toys. The early birds
will quit and change industry smoothly

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5 __ ICE AGE
Work environment is changing. You need to
re-skill, re-start and re-locate . an academic
break may help make a switch

10. HOW TO PREPARE ?
Adopt a job seekers attitude
Consider yourself a salesperson who
needs to actively sell himself
Prepare your marketing
document{resume} and research your
customer{job providers}
Focus on what company wants , not on
your needs , fears and aspirations
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11. WHAT TO LOOK FOR ?
Ensure that the new role is really what
you want
Ensure work -life balance
Do a cost-benefit analysis
Weigh the risk
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SWITCHING JOB IS A BIG RISK;
YOU ARE GOING OUT INTO THE
UNKNOWN,…
CHANCES ARE, THE NEW
PLACE CAN BE WORSE

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