May 7, 2025 • 8 mins
Greg Giangrande joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the appropriate time to look for another job.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And now let's time for Greg g and Grande career
advice expert. You can check them out at go to
Greg dot com. By the way, it's a great site.
If you have any questions, he's the best about what
you should do at work, any problems you're having at
work looking for a new job. As a matter of fact,
here's one of those questions. Is it okay to look
for and go on interviews for jobs when I'm happy
(00:25):
with my current job? Greg? Good morning? How do you
answer that question?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning, Larry? Wait, what are you saying that people
actually like go on job interviews when they're already employed
and happy. That's such a shock to me.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
I've done it my entire career, by the way, I've
always been looking for the next job.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Well, so it might sound counterintuitive like you're happy, why
would you be looking for another job? And I think
there's a distinction. You may not be actively looking for
another job. But the best time to keep your head
(01:11):
up and aware of what is out there is when
you're happy. Because when you're miserable, you tend to look
at opportunities with through rose colored glasses because anything is
better than what you have, and sometimes it's true and
it works out. But sometimes you settle because you just
(01:32):
want to get out of where you are. But if
you're happy and you remain aware of what's available in
the job market, you are much more likely to be
open to and move to something that is really significantly
better because you're happy, so we'd have to be better
(01:54):
in order for you to make that move. So it's
a great time to remain active in the job market.
I don't mean sending out your resumes all over the
place and having people think that you're not loyal to
your current employer, but you absolutely should remain aware even
when you're not looking.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
But I've had situations where a boss will get a
phone call saying, did you know your employees looking for
another job? And then they have to come to you
and say, are you looking for another job? You're not
happy here? What do you do in that situation?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
So, if you're a talented employee, the companies are trying
to poach other companies talented employees all the time, and
it would any boss has to be aware that most
employees occasionally take calls. Even if they don't proactively make
(02:56):
a call or search, they will take a call if
somebody's interested and they'll have a conversation and it can
be positioned that way, say I am happy here, I
am not looking. I got this call. I get calls
all the time like I'm sure you do too, boss
and everyone else, And occasionally I will I will take
(03:17):
a call because it's a smart career move to do that.
There is no you don't have to hide that fact.
I mean, you know, I've always been open with my boss.
Oh I got another call today or I got you know,
I keep getting these calls, and I keep telling people
I'm happy. I'm not going anywhere. I think being honest
about what we all do anyway is there's no harm
(03:41):
to your career. And you know, it could keep your
boss on their toes like, yeah, I got a I've
got a really talented employee. I better make sure that
I do everything I can to take care of them
because other companies are trying to steal my talent.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yeah, I can go one of two ways, can it?
It can happen that they go well, they can give
you a raise, or they can give you a you know,
the first to bump up in salary, or they can
promote you to try to keep you there so you
don't go to another company or they can say and
you'll find out how they feel about you. All right, Well,
good luck.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Well it's good to know. If that's how your boss
feels about you. Well you keep taking those calls and
let me know if you decide to take another job
and when you're last day. That's something you should know exactly.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Hey, let me amend something I said a moment ago
that I've been doing that in my entire career. I'm
very happy here. I'm not looking for anything else here.
I would never do that, so I've reached the pinnacle.
I'm not I'm not looking for anything else. That's good
to know.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
What you meant was that ABC and ten ten and
all the these other competing stations are calling you constantly,
but you're happy where you are and you're you're not interested.
That's what you meant to say.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, that's it, Thank you, Thank you. He's he's my interpreter.
Will you come with me the next time I have
to talk to the boss?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I see your agent?
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, when when is a good time? I guess you
answered the question already, Bud, But is there a good
time to start looking for a new job?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
You know, people try to time the you know, the
job market like they try to time the stock market,
and that's that's a fool's errand it it's you shouldn't
try to time it because you can't. You're only looking
for that one right opportunity. And even in a down market,
(05:50):
when all the news and headlines say, oh, companies are
laying off and job growth is slowing, that doesn't mean
that companies aren't hiring. Even when companies are laying off,
they're still hiring. They're laying off certain parts of the
business and growing other parts of the business. Typically, So
I would look for a job whenever a you need
(06:13):
to look for a job, or as I said earlier,
always be active in the job market. Always be aware
of who's hiring, what kind of roles, who's making moves.
Stay engaged with your trade, whatever profession you're in, the
trade associations that often promote and highlight talent movement within
(06:36):
that sector. Just stay active all the time because you
never know when that right opportunity is going to become available,
And if you're not looking up and aware, you might
miss it.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
And Greg, are there signs that you should be looking
for a new job.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
What did you look at me? Seriously?
Speaker 1 (07:00):
I mean a lot of people like I didn't see
it coming. What are those warning signs that you should
be looking out for.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Well, one is when your boss says, yeah, well good
luck with that, when he finds out you are interviewing
that as Larry said before, But if you're you know,
if if your boss isn't paying as much attention to you,
if you're not getting like great assignments, if the feedback
you're getting is more critical than positive, if you're not
(07:31):
getting raises, or you're getting lower than the company average
when they when they do merit increases bonuses, if you're
in a bonus plan, if it tends to be smaller
than what you're were expecting your target. Those are all signals.
But if you're in the dark about if you feel
(07:51):
in the dark about way you stand at your employer,
then it's your responsibility to own your career and not
let yourself get surprised. So be direct with your boss.
How am I doing here? What are my prospects? Here's
what I'm interested in from my career and how to
continue growing and developing it. How do you see me?
(08:11):
You know? What can we do?
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Then you'll know Greg gim Grande career advice expert. You
can check them out at go to Greg dot com
and ask your questions there.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Thanks a lot, Greg, always a pleasure. Thank you for
having me
And now let's time for Greg g and Grande career
advice expert. You can check them out at go to
Greg dot com. By the way, it's a great site.
If you have any questions, he's the best about what
you should do at work, any problems you're having at
work looking for a new job. As a matter of fact,
here's one of those questions. Is it okay to look
for and go on interviews for jobs when I'm happy
(00:25):
with my current job? Greg? Good morning? How do you
answer that question?
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning, Larry? Wait, what are you saying that people
actually like go on job interviews when they're already employed
and happy. That's such a shock to me.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
I've done it my entire career, by the way, I've
always been looking for the next job.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Well, so it might sound counterintuitive like you're happy, why
would you be looking for another job? And I think
there's a distinction. You may not be actively looking for
another job. But the best time to keep your head
(01:11):
up and aware of what is out there is when
you're happy. Because when you're miserable, you tend to look
at opportunities with through rose colored glasses because anything is
better than what you have, and sometimes it's true and
it works out. But sometimes you settle because you just
(01:32):
want to get out of where you are. But if
you're happy and you remain aware of what's available in
the job market, you are much more likely to be
open to and move to something that is really significantly
better because you're happy, so we'd have to be better
(01:54):
in order for you to make that move. So it's
a great time to remain active in the job market.
I don't mean sending out your resumes all over the
place and having people think that you're not loyal to
your current employer, but you absolutely should remain aware even
when you're not looking.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
But I've had situations where a boss will get a
phone call saying, did you know your employees looking for
another job? And then they have to come to you
and say, are you looking for another job? You're not
happy here? What do you do in that situation?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
So, if you're a talented employee, the companies are trying
to poach other companies talented employees all the time, and
it would any boss has to be aware that most
employees occasionally take calls. Even if they don't proactively make
(02:56):
a call or search, they will take a call if
somebody's interested and they'll have a conversation and it can
be positioned that way, say I am happy here, I
am not looking. I got this call. I get calls
all the time like I'm sure you do too, boss
and everyone else, And occasionally I will I will take
(03:17):
a call because it's a smart career move to do that.
There is no you don't have to hide that fact.
I mean, you know, I've always been open with my boss.
Oh I got another call today or I got you know,
I keep getting these calls, and I keep telling people
I'm happy. I'm not going anywhere. I think being honest
about what we all do anyway is there's no harm
(03:41):
to your career. And you know, it could keep your
boss on their toes like, yeah, I got a I've
got a really talented employee. I better make sure that
I do everything I can to take care of them
because other companies are trying to steal my talent.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Yeah, I can go one of two ways, can it?
It can happen that they go well, they can give
you a raise, or they can give you a you know,
the first to bump up in salary, or they can
promote you to try to keep you there so you
don't go to another company or they can say and
you'll find out how they feel about you. All right, Well,
good luck.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Well it's good to know. If that's how your boss
feels about you. Well you keep taking those calls and
let me know if you decide to take another job
and when you're last day. That's something you should know exactly.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
Hey, let me amend something I said a moment ago
that I've been doing that in my entire career. I'm
very happy here. I'm not looking for anything else here.
I would never do that, so I've reached the pinnacle.
I'm not I'm not looking for anything else. That's good
to know.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
What you meant was that ABC and ten ten and
all the these other competing stations are calling you constantly,
but you're happy where you are and you're you're not interested.
That's what you meant to say.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, that's it, Thank you, Thank you. He's he's my interpreter.
Will you come with me the next time I have
to talk to the boss?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I see your agent?
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Yeah, when when is a good time? I guess you
answered the question already, Bud, But is there a good
time to start looking for a new job?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
You know, people try to time the you know, the
job market like they try to time the stock market,
and that's that's a fool's errand it it's you shouldn't
try to time it because you can't. You're only looking
for that one right opportunity. And even in a down market,
(05:50):
when all the news and headlines say, oh, companies are
laying off and job growth is slowing, that doesn't mean
that companies aren't hiring. Even when companies are laying off,
they're still hiring. They're laying off certain parts of the
business and growing other parts of the business. Typically, So
I would look for a job whenever a you need
(06:13):
to look for a job, or as I said earlier,
always be active in the job market. Always be aware
of who's hiring, what kind of roles, who's making moves.
Stay engaged with your trade, whatever profession you're in, the
trade associations that often promote and highlight talent movement within
(06:36):
that sector. Just stay active all the time because you
never know when that right opportunity is going to become available,
And if you're not looking up and aware, you might
miss it.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
And Greg, are there signs that you should be looking
for a new job.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
What did you look at me? Seriously?
Speaker 1 (07:00):
I mean a lot of people like I didn't see
it coming. What are those warning signs that you should
be looking out for.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Well, one is when your boss says, yeah, well good
luck with that, when he finds out you are interviewing
that as Larry said before, But if you're you know,
if if your boss isn't paying as much attention to you,
if you're not getting like great assignments, if the feedback
you're getting is more critical than positive, if you're not
(07:31):
getting raises, or you're getting lower than the company average
when they when they do merit increases bonuses, if you're
in a bonus plan, if it tends to be smaller
than what you're were expecting your target. Those are all signals.
But if you're in the dark about if you feel
(07:51):
in the dark about way you stand at your employer,
then it's your responsibility to own your career and not
let yourself get surprised. So be direct with your boss.
How am I doing here? What are my prospects? Here's
what I'm interested in from my career and how to
continue growing and developing it. How do you see me?
(08:11):
You know? What can we do?
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Then you'll know Greg gim Grande career advice expert. You
can check them out at go to Greg dot com
and ask your questions there.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Thanks a lot, Greg, always a pleasure. Thank you for
having me
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