Bernie Reifkind's Posts - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T14:25:31ZBernie Reifkindhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BernieReifkindhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1228316873?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2r5xj8cae5ur9&xn_auth=noJob Changing? Don’t Do It Just To Make More Moneytag:recruitingblogs.com,2017-08-17:502551:BlogPost:20380372017-08-17T16:12:59.000ZBernie Reifkindhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BernieReifkind
<p>It is very common for people to seek new jobs for the sole purpose of making more money. However, If the sole purpose is to make more money, <strong>it’s a losing position</strong>.</p>
<p>This is not to say that wanting to make more money is fundamentally wrong. The problem lies in <strong>more money</strong> being the <em>only</em> reason to make a job change.</p>
<p>Don’t do it.</p>
<p>Obviously the money factor is a key element in any decision to change jobs, however other key factors…</p>
<p>It is very common for people to seek new jobs for the sole purpose of making more money. However, If the sole purpose is to make more money, <strong>it’s a losing position</strong>.</p>
<p>This is not to say that wanting to make more money is fundamentally wrong. The problem lies in <strong>more money</strong> being the <em>only</em> reason to make a job change.</p>
<p>Don’t do it.</p>
<p>Obviously the money factor is a key element in any decision to change jobs, however other key factors should include a clear picture of a new boss, career advancement opportunities, position expectations, shared values, commuting time, job title, etc.</p>
<p>In addition, one must always remember that in making career choices or <a href="http://www.psihealth.com/">job changes</a> – building a compelling resume should also be on the agenda. A solid resume is an investment for the future.</p>
<p>Changing jobs only to make more money may seem like a good idea…………..but at what price?</p>
<p>To think that making more money is the ultimate reward in a job, isn’t <strong><em>always</em></strong> true. Sometimes there are risks associated with changing jobs for more money that we simply would not want to take if we think about them in some depth.</p>
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<li>A prospective employer may see you as a risky job hopper and your time on a job with any company as just another temporary stop. The moment another employer offers you more money, you’ll hit the road, Jack. Employers frown from hiring perceived “unstable” candidates, whether or not it is true. Too many job changes on a resume can make an applicant appear unstable.</li>
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<li>This will be an even greater problem if the caliber of your performance doesn’t match your level of pay. Having a job, any job, isn’t just a matter of increasing salary; it’s also important to increase your skills and abilities to match. If a new job is offering pay that is out of proportion to the depth of the job, it could be a warning sign. The job could be a revolving door, the type that no one stays at for much more than a year or two before quitting or being fired. The higher pay may be an incentive for a job that simply isn’t doable.</li>
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<li>In some industries the only way to make more money is by relocating to take another job. While that might produce higher pay, it’s important to recognize that there may be risks to relocating. The new employer may pay your relocation costs, which is certainly attractive. But they may require you to relocate from a large, diversified job market to much smaller one. But what happens if the new job doesn’t work out? The loss of your job in the new location could force you to relocate again – only this time <strong>you will be paying for the relocation yourself.</strong> Consider the change in your life style in chasing higher pay will be worth a higher salary. You may be leaving family, friends and a familiar environment in favor of a place where none of those advantages exist.</li>
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<li>Finally there’s the issue that we don’t think much about when we are looking for higher pay, and that’s job satisfaction. You’ll probably be working at least five days a week, for at least 50 weeks out of each year. That’s a lot of time on the job, and that’s why job satisfaction so important. One may be better off in a lower paying job with higher job satisfaction, than a higher paying job with less satisfaction. The higher paying job may help you to pay your bills more easily, but it still may not be worth it if each and every day on the job is a struggle.</li>
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<p>Oh, and one last piece of wisdom. Seeking a new job to further a well-planned career is always a good idea.</p>
<p>But to constantly search for a new job to just to make more money is a dead end proposition. You’ll never make enough.</p>Recruiter Advice: How to Avoid Epic Career Damagetag:recruitingblogs.com,2017-08-17:502551:BlogPost:20378552017-08-17T16:11:50.000ZBernie Reifkindhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BernieReifkind
<p>Navigating a career can be tricky business. Just one career mistake is all it can take to have a damaging impact on your professional ambitions. To avoid tripping up, here is a list of common career mistakes.</p>
<p>Avoiding these mistakes, while keeping your focus and passion for your work, will help you navigate a successful career. We all want to excel at our jobs and grow in our careers, but there are certain tendencies and behaviors that can really end up holding us back.</p>
<p>Here…</p>
<p>Navigating a career can be tricky business. Just one career mistake is all it can take to have a damaging impact on your professional ambitions. To avoid tripping up, here is a list of common career mistakes.</p>
<p>Avoiding these mistakes, while keeping your focus and passion for your work, will help you navigate a successful career. We all want to excel at our jobs and grow in our careers, but there are certain tendencies and behaviors that can really end up holding us back.</p>
<p>Here are a few traps to avoid if you’re looking to advance in the workplace.</p>
<h3>1. Belief in the delusion of job certainty</h3>
<p>No job is secure and everyone is replaceable. Accept that. Now move on. Do your best and don’t over analyze every meeting your boss has with or without you, or every mistake you make, assuming that it could mean the end of your current job.</p>
<p>Always have a current resume and treat yourself by going on confidential interviews. Keep your eyes and ears open for great opportunities. It is important to be loyal to your employer, however loyalty begins with yourself. Welcome change.</p>
<p><strong>2. Not taking credit for your successes</strong></p>
<p>Nobody likes a bragging coworker. Conversely, downplaying your role when achieving success is a good way to stunt your own career growth. Though modesty is admirable, you shouldn’t feel awkward to subtly ensure that you receive credit where it’s unquestionably due. In so doing, management will recognize your contributions and factor them in when things like promotions and raises come into play.</p>
<p><strong>3. Not seeing the bigger picture</strong></p>
<p>It is essential to understand <strong>what</strong> your organization wants to achieve, how you fit in and how your achievements contribute to its overall success. Developing a broader understanding and appreciation of your organization’s ultimate goals will not only provide you with a deeper sense of purpose and passion for what you do, and ultimately make you more successful.</p>
<p><strong>4. Apologizing too much</strong></p>
<p>Own your success—don’t ask for permission. Many employees often fall into the trap of not wanting to disturb or disrupt anyone else, and so they come across as timid and apologetic. Employees who are too timid often do not get things done and can often be more of a drag on their supervisors. Remember why you were hired and get results. If you make a mistake, own it.</p>
<p><strong>5. Not following your intuition.</strong></p>
<p>There is a lot of evidence that your gut or intuition is an intelligent and finely tuned system. Countless stories abound of people who have a gut reaction to a decision and then choose to go against it, only to regret it in the long run. If you are ignoring your intuition, you’re discounting the years of wisdom that you’ve gathered.</p>
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<p>Bernie Reifkind is the CEO and founder of <a href="http://www.psihealth.com/">Premier Search, Inc.</a> a nationwide executive search and placement firm. In addition, Bernie provides career guidance and strategic interviewing techniques to professionals at all levels.</p>
<p>P: <a href="http://www.psihealth.com/">1(800) 801-1400</a> or email at <a href="mailto:ceo@premiersearch.com">ceo@premiersearch.com</a>.</p>5 Ways Social Media Is Beneficial to Recruitingtag:recruitingblogs.com,2016-07-11:502551:BlogPost:19765832016-07-11T15:41:01.000ZBernie Reifkindhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BernieReifkind
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1557591695?profile=original"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1557591695?profile=original" width="284"/></a>If you are not using social media to recruit the very best talent, then you’re losing out against your competition.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Almost everyone utilizes some form of social media at some point. Recent estimates show that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjYkvyq_OHNAhWTix4KHapZAvYQFggkMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statista.com%2Fstatistics%2F264810%2Fnumber-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide%2F&usg=AFQjCNG66i13xIgOOfIAKASD6hMwt4k45g&sig2=tEy6kacWEO51pxGdaQgF8w&bvm=bv.126130881,d.dmo" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;">Facebook has 1.65 billion active users</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi14q3x_OHNAhUC1R4KHTxNCi4QFggkMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statista.com%2Fstatistics%2F282087%2Fnumber-of-monthly-active-twitter-users%2F&usg=AFQjCNH8BjZ7cnmrk3rx3BQS_FoFU0K1Pw&sig2=dngspFrj68GygpKAEzt8wA&bvm=bv.126130881,d.dmo" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;">Twitter has 310 million users</a>, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjWhZqB_eHNAhXHKB4KHRMCDr0QFggeMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.statista.com%2Fstatistics%2F274050%2Fquarterly-numbers-of-linkedin-members%2F&usg=AFQjCNELO3hXjQVXfzRWbYjKROchf4K2GA&sig2=HOW6bKDmt4X_PowEuJkFkA&bvm=bv.126130881,d.dmo" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;">LinkedIn has 433 million users</a>.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">So how does social media benefit recruiting?</p>
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<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><strong>It shows proof a candidate exists.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Not that “<a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Catfishing" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;">catfishing</a>” is an issue when it comes to recruiting, but it certainly helps a recruiter when he or she Googles a name and receives information immediately. When you search for a name and nothing comes up in search results, what does that say about a job candidate?</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><strong>It can act as a form of fact-checking.</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>When read a resume, you trust the applicant to present true information.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Did they really graduate from that school or work at a specific company?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>Social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn can help you verify information.</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><strong>It can show you whether a candidate will fit in with the culture of a company.</strong>While having the skills necessary to complete a job is vital, it’s also important for an individual to fit in with staff members and be able to work as a team. Social networks can help give companies a glimpse at what an individual is like outside of his or her skillset.</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><strong>It can help you gauge interest from the candidate.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong><em>Does the job candidate share articles related to his or her field? Does the individual follow your company’s Facebook page?</em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Social media can tell you a lot when it comes to enthusiasm.</li>
<li style="list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><strong>It expands your reach.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong>Chances are, individuals you’re looking at have friends in the same field. You may be able to recruit them and their friends, expanding your network of top-notch candidates.</li>
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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Social media can be the key that unlocks the door to a world of outstanding potential applicants. Social media isn’t necessarily just a digital means of staying connected to other people online. While some people use social media as a way of sharing pictures of meals and friends, for recruiters these pictures and information can be vital to finding great candidates and make a huge difference when it comes to hiring.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Bernie Reifkind is the CEO and founder of<a href="http://www.psihealth.com/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a><a href="http://www.psihealth.com/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;">Premier Search, Inc.</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>a nationwide executive search and placement firm. In addition, Bernie provides career guidance and strategic interviewing techniques to professionals at all levels. P:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psihealth.com/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #356082;">1(800) 801-1400</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or email at ceo@premiersearch.com.</p>