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Changing Jobs

A collection of 10 posts

Changing Jobs

Switching careers

Do you dream about switching to a career that's drastically different from your current job? It's rare for people to make the leap. The costs of switching may seem too high, and the

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

How to land a great job

When interviewing for your next job, how can you impress your recruiter and increase your chances of securing a job offer? It's important that you emphasize your ambitions and goals (extrinsic motivation). And,

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

The traditional concept of a career is a myth

The traditional concept of a career is a myth, a belief in the outdated idea of linear progression. When we think about a career, we imagine a path with a final destination. This

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

Pressured to prove yourself in a new job?

When you start a new job, there's a lot of pressure to prove yourself. Here are some tips on how to best handle: Think positively: You may feel insecure, especially at first, and

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

Be careful with quick wins

When you step into a leadership position at a new company, there’s pressure to get off to a quick start. Yet the best way to succeed, paradoxically, is to slow things down.

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

Communicating your talent

In a perfect world, job interviewers would be able to gauge your talents with accuracy, but talents can be notoriously hard to judge, particularly in short-term interactions. So if you are interested in

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

If you're not all-in say no

Figure out what’s core to your identity, the things you’re truly passionate about, and dive into them head-first. If an opportunity inspires genuine excitement in you, whether it’s at work,

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Changing Jobs

Goal in a new job

Your main goal in a new job or field should not be immediate success or money, but to learn as much as possible. To succeed, achieve mastery by maximizing the time you spend

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
Feature Stories

Why leaving a great job isn't a bad idea

I imagine jumping out of an airplane (with a parachute, of course) is an uncomfortable and counterintuitive act for most sane people; it certainly was for me. But just because it's scary and

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
3 min read
Changing Jobs

Making a latral career move

If you can't move upward in your job; don't be wary of making a lateral move to a new role at your current company; it's not failure or just a change for change’

  • Patrik Hellstrand
    Patrik Hellstrand
1 min read
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