There’s no doubt been a time throughout your career where you’ve sat and stewed on the idea of looking for a new job. Be that because you want a career change, feel that you aren’t progressing enough, you’re relocating or another reason entirely.
Changing jobs can be a really daunting process, especially with everything that’s going on in the world. You can’t escape the cost of living crisis at the moment, whether you’re experiencing it first hand or reading about it on the news, but it seems now is the perfect time to change jobs.
The options are endless
We’ve used the words candidate led market an awful lot recently, but that’s because it’s the situation we’re in right now.
For the first time in a very long time, there are more job opportunities than there are candidates, which means employers want you. In fact, they don’t only want you, they need you.
There are endless options for you to pursue and the opportunities are rolling in. If you’re someone who likes to explore their options, now is the perfect time.
January is on the horizon
We’re not trying to skip Christmas here, believe us, but you all know how quickly Christmas comes and goes.
We’ve had a real insight to what recruitment is like in January is like in and believe us when we tell you that it’s busy – in fact we call it the January rush.
We’re not sure whether it’s part of people’s New Year’s resolutions to get a new job or it’s people getting back to normal post-Christmas.
Employers are acting quicker
Employers are now very aware, or being made aware, that if they don’t act quickly with their employment decisions, they could very well lose candidates to other businesses.
Lengthy interview processes are a thing of the past, with many companies opting for a reduced process and quicker turn around times.
Benefits are being reassessed
Those of you on LinkedIn may have seen that employers are reassessing the benefits that they’re offering their employees.
Training and upskilling is now being recognised as something of upmost importance, alongside mental health and general well-being support.
Moving jobs now could guarantee you a job more suited to you, with more perks than your very own parking space.