Life at CBSbutler

New Year, New Career? 13/01/2012

Well, here it is, the start of another year, 2012……….

The majority of people suffer from the first week back to work blues, but for some those are just post Festive time blues, for others it goes a lot deeper.

They are just not happy where they are……But why??

Many of us are happy just to plod along doing the same old job day after day, not really going anywhere, not really reaching our full potential, both in career and financial, others feel restricted by their current company, the management, location or even job security.

What better time to start considering a move, but where do you start, if you post your CV online, you will get calls from agencies looking to snap you up, but this also means that you will be visible to your current company, awkward!!

So, where do you start, here are a few things to consider:

• Location
• Salary
• Commission
• Commute
• Benefits
• Growth
• Career potential
• Stability

Location is a very important item, will the commute take hours and cost a fortune, let’s face it, you will be worse off both in your pay and your home life.

Salary, has to be a good salary, but this shouldn’t be the deal breaker, it’s your earning potential that should be more closely looked at, which is focused around the commission scheme, is there a cap on commission?  Is there a minimum GP level before you receive commission?

Benefits, Healthcare, Gym, Pensions, Financial Advice

Growth, is it a stable company and have been around for a number of years? And will they be around for a number of years to come?

Career potential, is there a good training scheme in place, are there clear routes to promotion?

Don’t sit there any longer, if you are not happy, then look around, approach companies, ask questions, afterall they are just as keen to hire you as you are to work for them.

While you are here, why not check out our vacancies here