Tuesday, 6 January 2015

New year, new start - on the way the top, perhaps.

Tuesday, January 06, 2015 Posted by Liteman , , , ,
Christmas is over and I’m back at my desk contemplating whether now is the time to make a move, no not to get my third cup of coffee of the morning but a real move, from my current ‘ordinary’ job to something more fulfilling, dynamic and full of ambition, at which point I drag myself off to the kitchen to boil the kettle and put on a couple of crumpets.


For today is traditionally the busiest day of the year for people searching for new jobs - with many of us suffering from post Christmas and New Year blues, and having mingled with many of our peers over the festive period that all seem to have much more appealing occupations than ourselves we’re now on the look out for just the right position that offers us excitement, variety, much more money and endless prospects - whilst at the same time consuming slightly less effort than we’re currently exerting.

Having identified that there’s little or no prospects in our immediate vicinity many of us get over excited eyeing up positions further afield that we’re totally unsuitable for, but do happen to mention broad activities and skills that we’ve been involved in and demonstrate, albeit to a much lesser extent than they appear to be demanding, for example... 

“Head of Marketing and Sales at Virgin Atlantic” 
  • Experience of working with or managing marketing and sales teams
  • Leadership qualities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • blah blah blah
That’s definitely me, I have extensive experience in managing and cultivating successful teams, both Dave and Phil have been here almost 2 years, and it won’t be long until we can let Phil talk directly with clients, I think.

For the vast majority of us we’ll remain in the positions that we’re in, often like myself because we secretly really enjoy it, both the people we work with, the clients we service, and the simple fact that the grass isn’t always greener - and if it is, it comes with plenty more dog shit to navigate.