Staying in the same company can be

very comfortable – you know

everyone, you know how everything

works and you don’t have many

challenges to deal with.

However, if your work no longer

inspires you, it could be time to look

for something new.

Do any of these eight signs that

you’ve been in your job too long

sound familiar?

8 SIGNS YOU’VE BEEN IN YOUR JOB TOO LONG

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You used to take pride in your work

and now you just don’t feel that way

about it anymore; it has become

routine and boring.

You’ve therefore stopped making

an effort, and you’re turning in work

that you know is not your best.

1. You’ve lost your love for

the job and the company

Your working life isn’t supplying you

with any challenges and although

this might have felt great at first,

you now realise that you miss them.

Nothing in your working day is

stimulating your intellect and you

feel disappointed by the ease with

which you can get away with hardly

even trying.

2. You could do your job

in your sleep

If you used to find office socialising

fun, you don’t anymore. You can’t be

bothered getting to know new

people.

You keep conversations as short

and impersonal as possible and

don’t interact with colleagues once

the working day is over.

3. You feel you don’t fit in

You arrive promptly at the start of

the working day and leave

immediately when it ends, keeping

careful track of each break in

between and making sure they

never get cut short.

You count the days until holidays,

even if they’re only a couple of days

long.

4. You’re clock watching and

hate Mondays

Sometimes you feel as if no-one at

work really notices you’re there. You

don’t get asked for your opinions

and no-one treats you as if you have

anything to contribute beyond your

day to day work.

People whom you feel are less

qualified than you are often seem to

get picked first.

5. You feel left out of

meetings and projects

Less capable people always seem

to get chosen before you. You don’t

feel that you get a fair degree of

praise for the work you do, and you

never seem to be singled out for

bonuses.

It’s years since you were last

employee of the month, even though

you’re in a small team.

6. You feel you’re being

overlooked for promotion

When you first started out, you

were passionate about what your

company did and how it did it, but

you feel this passion is waning.

You feel disillusioned and don’t

think senior staff care about the

company the way you once did.

7. You’ve stopped believing in

your company

Perhaps you tell yourself you’re not

talented or brave enough to do

what they did, but even if they

haven’t landed on their feet you feel

they’re better off out of the

company you still work for.

You keep thinking about the new

opportunities open to them which

you’re missing out on.

8. You envy former colleagues

who have resigned

If any of these signs apply to you,

you may now be asking yourself

what you should do about it.

Re-entering the jobs market after a

long time is a daunting prospect.

These simple steps can help.

When you’ve been in one job for a

long time, you need to explain that

you haven’t just been doing one

thing.

Write about projects you worked on

and arrange what you write in an

order that shows you’ve made

progress. These Viewpoint blogs

will help you to avoid common CV

mistakes and ensure you impress

recruiters with your resume.

Update your CV

You will need to explain in positive

terms why you were in one place

for so long. You will also need to

reassure the interviewer that your

skills are up to date.

Then, show that you have what it

takes to integrate into a new

business culture. If you’ve recently

developed new hobbies or done

volunteer work, that can help to

show that you’re still flexible.

Prepare for interview

You could spend all your working

hours looking through job adverts on

your own, but a skilled recruiter will

be able to look at your CV and

instantly match you up with suitable

positions.

After that, it’s up to you. There are

no guarantees, but you could be

about to find yourself in a job that

really makes you feel alive. Visit our

website to speak to a professional

recruiter in your country.

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ABOUT HAYS

Hays is a leading global

professional recruiting group, the

expert at recruiting qualified,

professional and skilled people

worldwide.

With over 9,214 staff operating from

252 offices in 33 countries across

20 specialism's, last year we placed

around 67,000 candidates into

permanent jobs, and around

220,000 people into temporary

assignments.

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