New Year, New Career?
- Cecile Pichon
- Jan 14, 2024
- 2 min read
It's the time of year for personal and professional reflection, which can often lead to setting a New Year's resolution. At CC Career Coaching, we specialize in custom programs and 1:1 coaching to help professionals achieve their resolutions. The most common resolutions we see are geared towards fulfillment and purpose at work, higher pay, escaping a toxic work environment, and feeling undervalued and underutilized.
To help you assess if this is the right time to make a change, we've put together some helpful information.
Why the timing is good:
Hope is high: The new year feels like a fresh start, and your motivation and optimism are high. Use this to your advantage and start your job search immediately.
January through February are the top months for hiring and job searching: Many professionals consider new opportunities at the beginning of the year, which means more chances for you to find the perfect role.
Companies have money to spend: At the beginning of the year, companies usually have new hiring budgets, allowing them to fill positions they had to put on hold the previous year. This creates an influx of open opportunities.
Scenarios to reflect on to see if the timing is right for you:
You're not using your skills and are bored with your job.
You're being overworked.
Your organization is struggling.
You're no longer learning.
You're advancing, but your earnings are not increasing.
At CC Career Coaching, we believe in balancing experience and programs with metrics and statistics, such as:
"57% of respondents plan to add new full-time positions in the first half of 2024."
"Roughly half of employers (51%) plan to increase starting salaries in 2024 to attract skilled talent."
"When making a job change, it's always a good idea to ask for 10% to 20% higher than what you're currently making."
"85% of people worldwide are dissatisfied with their jobs."
"Hiring picks up with 216,000 new jobs added."
"99% of individuals and companies who hire a coach are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the experience."
"80% of coaching clients say that they improved their self-esteem or self-confidence thanks to coaching."
In summary, the new year mostly like is the best time to reevaluate your professional self and career goals. If you're looking to take the next step or unsure of what your next move should be, our coaches are available for a free consultation call. We promise during the consultation call to provide at least one helpful item that moves you closer towards your career goal.
References for Metrics and Statistics
Matthew Croteau, Robert Half, “More Than Half of U.S. Companies Plan to Increase Hiring in the First Half of 2024” http://tinyurl.com/4krvu6e9
Zipdo.com, Average Raise Percentage: What Factors Affect Your Raise? http://tinyurl.com/35rr55jm
HT News Desk, Hindustan Times, US job data: Hiring picks up with 216,000 new jobs being added. http://tinyurl.com/3btnz25f
Zipdo.com Job Dissatisfaction Statistics: Slide Deck http://tinyurl.com/35rr55jm
Dat Tran, LinkedIn, “2023 Statistics of Coaching. An interesting industry!” http://tinyurl.com/yc46vbnh
