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Quit without a new job? Before you go, there are two important questions you should ask yourself

2021-10-26T12:13:41.791Z


The boss is always putting pressure on you and you would like to quit? If you don't have a new job up your sleeve, think twice.


The boss is always putting pressure on you and you would like to quit?

If you don't have a new job up your sleeve, think twice.

According to a 2020 survey by the career network Xing, every second respondent out of around 3,000 participants is open to changing jobs.

The reasons for this can be varied.

According to another survey, a lack of appreciation and a low salary are the most common reasons * when employees give their bosses a resignation.

But should you quit the job without having a new job up your sleeve?

1. Question the reasons for the termination

Of course, everyone is free to cancel, even without a backup job. Nevertheless, employees should always act carefully in this case, instead of giving up on the spur of the moment or even out of emotion. Lily Valentin agrees. The head of the North American business at the online job exchange Adzuna advises in an article by

Businessinsider

magazine

to

first question the reasons for

wanting

to change:

What do you dislike about your job?

Is your dissatisfaction also due to burnout?

If the problem is really with the job itself, you should list all the

skills

according to their recommendation

and check which of them you could transfer to another position.

"The skills that you have acquired in ten years of working in retail can be transferred very well to the hospitality industry or perhaps to office management," says Valentin.

If you still discover

gaps in your qualification

, you can work on them too.

Do you want to stay up to date with the latest career news?

Then follow our industry page on the Xing career portal.

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2. No new job as a backup: keep an eye on finances

The second and perhaps most important point if you want to terminate your employment contract without a new job is your finances:

Can you afford to forego your salary for a certain period of time?

In the event of voluntary resignation, employees are usually

blocked from unemployment benefit I

for

up to 12 weeks

. This means that you have to forego any income for around three months if you do not find a new employer immediately. And even after the lock-up period, the income from unemployment benefit I is far less than your previous salary. It can quickly become financially tight. Therefore, plan carefully how long you can be unemployed without getting into financial difficulties.

Also read:

Termination during the probationary period: What you need to know now

Dismissal without a job only after careful consideration

Regardless of the reasons for which you want to change your job: "The termination without a new job should

only be a solution for emergencies

," warn the experts at

Karrierebibel.de

.

After all, if you are unemployed for a long time, there is a risk of a large gap in your résumé, which raises unpleasant questions when applying and can even reduce your job opportunities.

Only if all alternatives have already been exhausted and the current employment relationship is unreasonable, employees should accept an unsecured job change, so the urgent advice of the professionals.

You must always keep this in mind when you quit.

In certain cases, however, employees should never hesitate and terminate immediately - without notice.

(as) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

List of rubric lists: © Westend61 / Imago

Source: merkur

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