quittin’ time

Should you stay or should you go? It’s the age old question … when exactly is the right time to leave your current role? We’ve made a checklist to help you land on the answer for you.

ONE

HAVE YOU ‘JOB-HOPPED’ OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS? If you have left a number roles in under 18 months, your resume is going to look a little prickly. If you can’t show a tenure of 18 months or longer with most of your previous companies, you should push yourself to stick it out to the two year mark before quitting your job. Otherwise, you risk coming across as a flight risk in your future role applications.

TWO

HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR DIRECT MANAGER ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN? If you are ticking all of the boxes in your role, have been there for longer than 18 months and are not feeling challenged, ask your Manager what your career path looks like and what projects you can take on to assist in a promotion to the next role. If the plan or conversation doesn’t leave you feeling excited or re-energised… perhaps it’s your time.

THREE

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU’RE ACTUALLY AT WORK? If you still feel positive, happy, energised and challenged, then you’re in a good place, with a good biz. Don’t go just yet! Revert back to tip two and work out where you can shuffle your focus to continue growing. However, if the role or culture is bad for your mental health or you are expecting extreme boredom in your role, it may be your time.

FOUR

IS THERE ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT? If you truly are ticking all the boxes in your role, achieving great results, are feeling bored AND you’ve exceeded the two year mark in your role, consider: is there a realistic opportunity for a promotion with this company within the next 6-12 months? If not, perhaps you’ve tapped out your opportunities with the biz. Consider a move to a larger or younger & growing company to build new skills.