There have been lots of polls done recently which show that a much larger percentage of people are considering a career change 2022 that in previous years – although it is not entirely clear what the exact definition of career change is in every situation. Sometimes it might simply be what I would call a pivot, whereby you would keep much the same but change something else i.e. do same job but move industries or stay in the industry but make a change to your work.
The fact is that there are many outside or internal influences that could initiate the decision to change roles with the top of the list being:
- Wanting more flexibility – this is a recent phenomenon probably brought to mind because of the way we have had to adapt to the pandemic.
- Realising the industry you are in has nothing more to offer you
- Wanting more money
- Looking for career advancement
- Becoming disillusioned with the culture
- wanting to do something more in line with your values
- Recognising that the job you do has a very short lifespan (i.e.