| Topic Name: |
2 months at one company |
| Message Name: |
Can't Afford Another Short Term on Your Resume |
| Date Posted: |
06/29/2005 |
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I recently left a company I had been working at for three years to take a job in marketing - an industry I had wanted to be in for years. However, after only two weeks at the new place, I began to realize it was not the place for me - the culture was not right, the job was not what I thought it would be, and the work (marketing for financial services) did not interest me as much as I had originally thought.
Now I am considering taking another position at a distance education company. How will it look to future employers, and business school admissions representatives, looking at my resume and seeing a tenure of only two months at one company? Is this something I will be able to explain or will my resume be ignored immediately? |
| Message: |
Hi pmd,
Having worked in career coaching industry for many years now, my first reaction to your question was this: I'm not sure "pmd" knows what the best position for him/her is right now. Does that about sum it up?
Sounds like you know you want to make a change, but haven't really examined your skills and experience to translate those into new opportunities for you. Is that accurate?
It's not fun to feel like a "lost puppy on the highway" knowing you need to get off that road but unsure which way to go.
Before you make another career move, you should really look deep into what makes you tick. Where do you excel at work, what brings you the greatest satisfaction and motivates you to get up on Mondays and get to work. Once you understand that, you can then begin to look at what career options you have.
The last thing you can afford to do right now is add another short term position to your resume. So before you accept that new position, I hope you have done your personal and professional due diligence.
Be sure this is the RIGHT career move for you. If you're unsure what the best career move is, I can recommend a career coach or counselor for you.
Hope this helps.
Andrea
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