Catalyst Executive Search
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you in advance for considering Catalyst Executive Search. You’ll appreciate our honest and direct approach. We work in strict confidence on your behalf. We have the capability of presenting your credentials and developing interest in hiring you with competitors in your market place in strict confidence and without revealing your identity or compromising your current situation. We work with you to develop powerful and effective resumes and coach you on how best to navigate the interview process. Your resume will never be presented without your express permission. We monitor the landscape for you and keep you apprised of opportunities that are strategically relevant to your career.
The Strategic Case for Changing Jobs
There are many deeply personal reasons to change your employment situation. However, from a purely strategic point of view, there are four good reasons to change jobs within the same (or similar) industry three times during your first ten years of employment:
Reason #1: Changing jobs gives you a broader base of experience: After about three years, you’ve learned most of what you’re going to know about how to do your job.
Reason #2: A broader based background creates a greater demand for your skills: Depth of experience means you’re more valuable to a larger number of employers.
Reason #3: A job change results in an accelerated promotion cycle: Each new job represents a strategic career step forward.
Reason #4: More responsibility leads to accelerated earning power.
Many people view a job change as a way of promoting themselves to a better position. And in most cases, we would agree. However, you should always be sure your new job offers you the means to satisfy your values. While there’s no denying the strategic virtues of selective job changing for the purpose of career leverage, you want to make sure the path you take will lead you where you really want to go.
We feel, the “best” job is one in which your personal and professional values are being satisfied most effectively.
Again, we appreciate your kind consideration and look forward to working with you. Please feel free to contact us directly at s.mccarthy.catalyst@gmail.com.
