“You’ve got what we’re looking for.”

A recruiter has reached out to you about a new position suited to you, what are your first thoughts?

Have you been thinking about making a change? Maybe you haven’t? In fact, many of the people in Australia who leave their current job weren’t planning on leaving at all - that's the power of recruitment. At Digital Downunder, we work closely with some of the most exciting tech brands in Australia and with potential candidates, like you, assessing the needs of both parties, to find the best fit for all.

Thinking about change can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Changing careers is a big step that many of us usually face throughout our lives, and that is because there are many advantages to a career change. To help you make your decision, we’ve highlighted some of these career change benefits, and how they can have a positive impact on you, your skills, and your long-term plans and goals.

1. Better compensation
   A new job can mean a higher salary. With all of the uncertainty around the world from the current pandemic, more money in your pocket can provide security and ease the stress come time to pay bills. Now is the time to do your research, and find out how much you’re worth in today’s job market, and the earning possibility of your new opportunity.
   
   See our salary guide for the average tech salaries in the Sydney tech market.
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2. Better work-life balance
   Is your job getting in the way of you living your life? Maybe your professional duties are clouding your family and personal responsibilities. Or maybe your commute is leaving a lot to be desired when there is no time left to pursue your other interests. All these factors may be signals telling you to consider a new opportunity that is a better fit for your life right now.
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   A new opportunity may offer flexible working hours, the opportunity to work from home, a shorter commute, fewer or different responsibilities, and leave payments that eliminate these concerns. It is important to ask these questions and consider these changes when making your decision.
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3. Expand your skill set
   A career change gives you the opportunity to develop new skills and expand on the ones you already have. Simply working under new leadership or with a new team helps you learn valuable new skills. In addition to alleviating boredom and providing fulfillment, learning and broadening your skill-set will only provide more opportunities to advance in your career and improve your future marketability within the industry.
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4. Career advancement
   One of the biggest motivators for people leaving their job is the opportunity for career advancement. Employees want to move on an upward trajectory when it comes to their careers. This may not necessarily mean climbing the corporate ladder, but even just having the opportunity to grow and learn new things personally and professionally.
   
   Maybe you feel your career has become stagnant, or your future with your current employer isn’t shaping up to be what you expected. These are signs that it may be time to consider a career change.
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5. Company culture
   A lack of fit within the workplace culture is the reason many employees choose to make a career change, and it is also the drawcard for many candidates to a new position. Having a ‘culture fit’ means that your values, beliefs, attitudes, and goals align with the organisation’s, and sometimes this just isn’t the case. Not every organisation is going to be the right fit for everyone, but the opportunity to find one that works for you is out there.
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6. Improve your professional network
   Making the move to a new company gives you the opportunity to develop new relationships. Exposure to new people opens the door for new ideas, thoughts, resources, and perspectives, and presents the opportunity to build your professional network. From this network, you will have the opportunity to leverage these new relationships to help you continue to grow and thrive both personally and in your career.
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7. CHANGE IS GOOD FORYOUR SOUL!!
   We don’t grow as humans unless we challenge ourselves by stepping into the unknown and out of our comfort zone. Everything you would have learnt to date will be challenged and tested. You will learn more about yourself and you will learn from new people that come into your new working life. Learning how to manage chaos (like changing a job) will make you more adaptable and flexible, it will make you stronger and able to embrace more change in your life, you will begin to thrive in new situations and become more open minded as a person or employee in the workplace.