5 Surprising Facts About Job Searching

No one ever tells you this, but I will

Many people who work in corporate America will one day find themselves in the job market. It doesn’t always have to be due to a negative reason such as experiencing a toxic work environment, being laid off, fired, etc. It could be due to a positive to neutral reason such as being bored and seeking more challenge, money, connections, etc. It could also be that one took a break to get more training or tend to a family and is now back in the job market.

But experience this you will.

Here are a few things I’ve learned from observing the job market:

1. Having a job is no guarantee that it would be easier to get another job- People frequently say that it is easier to get another job when you have a job. They say this because they believe that when you have a job, you are more marketable because one company-your current company- is currently picking you. It’s a form of social proof. They also believe that when you have a job, you won’t be desperate which is a good thing to see in a prospective employee. But this is not always true. I knew someone who had been continuously employed for 2 decades, had a job, and wanted to leave, but could not get interviews from other companies. I have known people with current jobs who are landing interviews but are not able to close the deal. Having a job doesn’t always mean you will be picked by another company.

2. It is not always easier to get a job with your current company, even though you’d assume it would be- I have found that some companies actually prefer to hire external candidates rather than internal candidates. You would think that companies would be eager to pick the person who already knows the norms and systems of their company over someone that needs to be trained on that, but nope, many companies will hire someone externally. There are numerous reasons for this. Sometimes a company wants their internal employee to keep doing their current job, sometimes they don’t want to advance that employee, sometimes they want new energy, etc. So know that just because you work for a company and they “know” you, doesn’t mean you’d get your pick of roles or easily advance within that company.

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