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the best time to find another job is when you already have one. How does it look like in your case? (linux.community)
submitted 9 months ago by vestmoria@linux.community to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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  • Do you go back home and start applying?
  • Isn’t it tiring? You work 2 full time jobs.
  • Do you keep it a secret from your coworkers or do you ask them for advice? Some industries are so small you need to talk to people within the industry. You may simply want to change departments within the same big company: management is going to notice if you start comparing job conditions and payment, they can sabotage you, even if you change within the same company.
  • If you want to keep it a secret, what excuses do you tell the gossips?
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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Finding a job is more tiring than not finding one, but it's hardly a second full time job. You can apply for jobs on nights and weekends fairly easily. Scheduling interviews sucks, but it's hardly impossible.

If you're looking for a new job, there's nothing to gain by advertising it to management or coworkers, so I wouldn't tell anyone unless you really trust them.

If you work in a place where the culture is good with people changing teams/departments, then you can try that. Some companies claim you can move internally, but it's not really true, it would be upnto you to know if that is the case. Be sure what you want before going down this route, most things are going to be the same for an internal move, only the immediate manager has a chance to meaningfully be different.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

If you're jobless and in dire need of money, applying for jobs can definitely be a fultime job. If you're employed and content, but just on the lookout for something better, applying for jobs can take as little as 15 minutes a day.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

If your jobless and applying full time, it's still only one full time job.

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Landed my current job with a 30 minute zoom interview that I took from my previous office. This came at the end of an 18 month process during which I carefully selected potential positions. I applied to 20ish positions, got about 5-6 interviews and 2 offers. The first one fell through because they couldn't match my previous compensation package. Definitely worth it

[–] jrbaconcheese@yall.theatl.social 3 points 9 months ago

Fifteen years ago when I was looking, I took vacation or sick days off in order to focus on the search. For in-person interviews, I would take “doctor’s appointment” for the morning or afternoon as that office was pretty lenient on that excuse.

Yes, it is tiring and time-consuming; some things have to get sacrificed - I just chose to sacrifice the tasks at my current job.

As for transferring within the same company, if you are a good employee then “the company” is usually happy to have you stay internal even if it disappoints your current team. There is a much lower cost of an internal hire than external, and since you are still an employee your old team can still reach out for support if needed. In other words: talk to HR and see what their policies are. Your new boss will most surely talk to your current boss so it’s not going to be a secret.

[–] joemo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago

Just look whenever you have the time. If you have to take a call or an interview during your work hours, just say you have an appointment. You don't need to give any more information than that.

If you work in office, try to schedule things during your lunch.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 months ago

I just keep open lines of communication with key stakeholders and HR people in the industry. If I were laid off, they’d all know and I’d have a few offers on the table to pick from within the week.