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How long do I have to stay with an employer? Tips from the career coach

2022-06-27T07:49:49.989Z


Maik is only 25 years old, but already with his third employer. After the bachelor's degree, it hasn't really fitted anywhere. What is he doing wrong – and can job hopping harm him?


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Do I go or do I stay?

And what if I cancel now?

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Maik, 25, asks: »After my bachelor's degree, I'm now with my third employer.

Now, after almost a year, I'm realizing again that it's not the right job in the long run.

I would like to apply again, but what does that look like on the CV?

I read that you should only change every two years.

Do I have to endure that much longer?"

Dear Maik,

forget such sweeping alternatives.

Persevering in stressful jobs solely for the sake of CV hygiene is not only unhealthy, but also no longer up-to-date.

Your current tasks or this environment do not seem to suit you.

Instead of thinking about how another change could work, you should now create more clarity for yourself: What keeps you in this situation, which positions and employers really suit you and what can you do differently next time when looking for a job?

Enduring for the résumé is unhealthy

In coaching, I experience many employees who have endured bad bosses, unfair colleagues or activities that do not match their strengths for months and years in frustration in order to prolong life.

I see how quickly they become weaker and, over time, often also ill if what is fundamentally and permanently not fulfilled is what is important to them in their job.

How they lose the good feeling for themselves when they are kept small or cannot contribute their strengths.

What's the use of a few months extension for the supposedly cleaner CV if every additional day saps your strength?

Isn't it rather a sign of personal strength to make decisions and shape your own future?

Career starters can try themselves

"Will I ever get a decent job with this resume?" a young professional who had just changed jobs twice in quick succession asked me recently.

The image of an ideal CV certainly looks different in many people's minds today.

But is it so reprehensible when young people first try things out after their studies to find out what is important to them in their job and in which working environment they can really relax?

Who defines that it is bad, as a career starter, to have gotten to know different jobs in different organizations in a short time?

Breaking Patterns: What Can You Do Differently?

For many of my clients, “the wrong job three times in a row” hides a systematic pattern.

It is possible that you, too, have so far - without knowing it - been systematically looking for jobs that do not suit you, unconsciously always allow yourself to be influenced by the opinions of third parties or, as an applicant, you have consistently ignored your gut feeling.

Or you even know that you have always taken the next best job without thinking too quickly for fear of impending unemployment.

So, what could be your part in this recurring situation – and what will you consciously do differently the next time you look for a job?

Clarify conflicts instead of running away

When I work in coaching with young people, I sometimes have the feeling that they prefer to leave uncomfortable situations too quickly instead of facing conflicts and working on solutions together as a team.

Many career starters are currently finding a new job quickly and it seems easy to run away from the first seemingly insurmountable problem in order to hope for better professional luck with the next employer.

This is exactly where the fine line lies between fleeing too quickly from a lack of conflict-solving skills and having to endure life hygiene in an environment that really doesn't fit, which makes you ill.

What would have to happen for you to stay with your current employer?

Application is also self-protection

When you switch, don't trust a recruiter to make the right selection decision for you.

Application is also self-protection.

As an applicant, communicate your expectations clearly and state clearly what you need to be motivated to do a good job there.

Even if you have the feeling that you of all people shouldn't be picky right now, in the end this will be the key to discovering the right job and employer for the next few years.

Source: spiegel

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