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“Lily Pad or Jump?”

Filed under Career Exploration, Employment Outlook, Job Hunting, On the Job
Posted by Libraries, September 21, 2007
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Sills, Judith, Psychology Today, Oct. 2007, Vol. 40, Iss. 5, p65-66.

Not too long ago, it was frowned upon for a worker to frequently change jobs. Changing jobs used to be seen as a mark of instability. But now the hiring trend is to hire those who have made many changes in their career, or who have “jump[ed] from their lily pad,” as Judith Sills says in this article. There are advantages for those who “jump from their original lily pad” because employers like seeing workers who have sought out new responsibilities, new positions, and set new goals, activities which show devotion to rounding out your career.

But when should workers jump? How do you know when it is a good time to leave the lily pad, or a better time to stay? Sills outlines the advantages of making positive change in your career, and ways to evaluate your organization and job so that you know when it may be time to make such changes. She also helps readers interpret when they personally are ready for a change, even when all may seem happy at the workplace.

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