Career mobility is one of the most crucial elements which help accelerate one's growth, but only the right opportunity helps unlock inner potential.
However, there are several factors that should be considered before stepping into the new job leaving the old one. Some of them are as follows
* Role complexity
One of the foremost factors to look for is an upgrade in terms of role complexity, not difficulty. A role which is difficult to do may not necessarily be complex. The complexity in current or prospective jobs can be analysed using the following tips.
# See the timespan of the impact of work.
# What kind of inherent complexity does the role has inbuilt.
# Whether the output is to be orchestrated through others or self, as people management brings in an added layer of complexity to a role.
# Things to check include whether there is P&L accountability, budget management, savings target etc. associated with a role. These are all directly connected to impact of business financials.
# Another factor which determines complexity is the degree of specialized knowledge that needs to be applied.
# Number of stakeholders the role holder directly has to manage and influence to get work done.
* Skills portability
Whether the skills that one will acquire in this role are portable or sector agnostic. The specialist knowledge and experience in itself will serve as an exit barrier when one runs through the course in the prospective organisation.
* Learning in discomfort zone
Growth is always accompanied by change and discomfort and it is even more higher when one is operating out of one's comfort zone.
* Alignment to career goal
It is important to check if the new role will take you close to the long term career goals.
* Opportunity and balance
Take a bird's eye view of what the new role has to offer in terms of sheer opportunity. Check the different parameters that you have set for yourself and see if the new role fulfills it.
Courtesy: www.peoplematters.in
