| If this isn't
obvious it applies mainly to the job you hold, or the business you are
in. Even though it may seem a little sneaky on the surface, I support
searching for a new job while you still have the old one. When you observe
new opportunities while sitting in a secure position (monthly income that
is), the outside world seems full of ripe plums ready to pluck from the
tree. As if by a miracle when you leave your current job first and go
to pick the fruit you find that overnight the plums have dried up on the
vine. This may result in a state of panic on how to support yourself,
and you may end up taking a position worse than one you came from.
Also you appear more attractive to the next employer when you are already
employed. It shouldn't make any difference, but it does. All managers
are afraid of making a mistake, and they reason that if you are currently
employed you must be a safer risk than someone who doesn't have a job. |
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