Moving On
Telling burnout apart from a bad few months
The two produce similar complaints and call for very different responses, and mistaking one for the other…
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Keeping a professional network without going to networking events
Most of the value people attribute to networking comes from ordinary working relationships maintained…
· 3 min read
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The administrative tail a departure leaves behind
Leaving a job generates a set of loose ends that nobody chases on your behalf, and most of them are far…
· 3 min read
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Leaving a job you like for a reason that will follow you
Some problems are attached to the employer and some are attached to the work itself, and only one of those…
· 4 min read
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When leaving is not your decision
Dismissal, an agreed exit and a redundancy are different processes with different rights attached, and…
· 4 min read
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Turning down an offer without closing the door
The way a decline is handled is remembered longer than the application itself, and the industries most…
· 3 min read
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When somebody approaches you and you were not looking
An unsolicited approach arrives with an inbuilt flattery that distorts judgement, and the first useful step…
· 4 min read
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Going back to a former employer
Returning to a place you already know shortcuts most of the risk in changing jobs, provided you are clear…
· 4 min read