2. If you’ve been at the same company and position without any advancement or
promotion for the past three years—and you want to continue moving your career
forward—it’s time to look elsewhere. Even in a large organization where promotions
are tough to come by, you should be able to make some sort of upward movement
within this time frame.
3. If your direct manager doesn’t provide feedback on your performance—or the
feedback is generic and thus difficult to take action on—it’s pretty tough to learn what
it takes to move up within your organization or grow as a professional. The best
managers are engaged with your career development and regularly offer advice and
guidance—and if yours doesn’t, you owe it to yourself to look elsewhere.
4. If your learning curve has flattened out or you’re really not feeling challenged, this
may signal a need to move on. You may not be learning something new every day on
the job, but you should be improving upon your core skills and picking up new ones.
You often have to take this into your own hands, of course—asking to be involved in a
new project, signing up for courses you’re interested in, or attending a relevant
conference or seminar in your discipline, for example. But if these possibilities don’t
exist at your current job, it’s a sign that the company is not serious about investing in
your career development.
5. If your company is regularly announcing a re-org or shuffling management
around, this may indicate leadership issues or a shaky strategic direction. (A friend
told me she has had four different bosses in the past year—this can’t be good.)
Re-orgs can provide an opportunity to step up and shine; but more often than
not, they signal turbulence. And more importantly, they create a challenging
environment for your career development needs to get any attention. Your
priorities, focus, and progress will inevitably be impacted.
6. The AMCAT is India’s first employability assessment test that help fresh graduates
to get their first job quickly and efficiently.
