{"id":1693,"date":"2018-07-31T01:46:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T01:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careerone.com.au\/career-advice\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2018-07-31T01:46:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T01:46:32","slug":"how-to-hunt-for-your-next-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careerone.com.au\/career-advice\/career\/how-to-hunt-for-your-next-job","title":{"rendered":"How to hunt for your next job"},"content":{"rendered":"

While you might be ready to look for your next job, the last thing you want to do is compromise the one you\u2019ve already got in the process. Given that virtually all job interviews will be conducted within working hours, the trick is to avoid making it obvious to fellow colleagues where you\u2019re going and why.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For starters, there are some dead ringers that you\u2019re on the prowl for a new job. For example, if you come to work wearing a new suit, when you’re normally informally dressed, don\u2019t be surprised if people sit up and take note. Similarly, don\u2019t make the mistake of teeing up a job interview from your company email address or using the company landline. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re aware of it or not, employers can and do monitor your email, and it would be naive to assume this doesn\u2019t happen, no matter high up in the company you might be.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While your audit trail of emails might be incriminating, the same can be said for your social media activity. For example, what if the boss and other colleagues and\/or suppliers can see that you\u2019re communicating with employment recruiters on line?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the danger of letting the world know on LinkedIn that you\u2019re receptive to new job opportunities. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a great way to put your business in the street, and it\u2019s not uncommon for employees to keep an eye on the job market, even if they have no immediate plans to move on. However, if you suddenly activate the LinkedIn option that signals to recruiters that you\u2019re open to new job opportunities, all you might doing to alerting the boss to the fact that you\u2019re looking for an exit. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, the more close-knit the industry or profession you\u2019re in, the more discrete you\u2019ll need to be. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Given that your boss will be as well connected within your industry as you are, they may hear whispers about \u2018who is hiring, who\u2019s firing and who\u2019s applying\u2019. Admittedly, job applications are supposed to be done with total privacy, but people do talk. So don\u2019t take it for granted that your application to the rival firm hasn\u2019t reached the ear of your boss.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another mistake people can make is confirming a calendar invitation (on Outlook or similar) for a job interview and forgetting that their calendar is open for anyone in the office to see, oops.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than going to some elaborate lengths to camouflage your job search from the boss, one approach might be to reach some sort of informal agreement. For example, it\u2019s not unusual to move jobs and they might be able to facilitate your moving on, rather than hinder the process. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After all, the boss has a career to advance too, and there\u2019s every likelihood they might move on before you do. Similarly, if he or she knows the reasons why you\u2019re thinking of moving on, there might be some grounds on which you might be convinced to stay. Find out what the company policy is on hiring ex-staff, there\u2019s a growing practice within professional firms of re-hiring good people back into the fold.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the possibility that you, the boss and\/or fellow colleagues might all end up working for the opposition, or that you might end up hiring your boss somewhere down the line. So don\u2019t too coy about the need to move on, it\u2019s a small world, and the game of musical chairs goes on forever.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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