Financial and Career Hygiene — Why You Should Interview Every Few Years
You check your investments monthly and your insurance rates twice a year. Here is the career hygiene item nobody schedules — and why testing yourself on the job market every 2-5 years is an investment in yourself.
💡 Financial and career hygiene. 💡
👉 TODO every month
Check in on the value of your investments.
- ✅ Review your account statements.
Check in on the value of your home.
- ✅ Pull up Zillow.
👉 TODO every 6 months
Check that you’re getting the best insurance rates.
- ✅ Get quotes from multiple providers.
👉 TODO every 2-5 years
Assess your compensation and career trajectory.
- ✅ Go on interviews, get some offers, and find out where you stand.
Wait, what was that last one?
Go out and interview every so often — even when things are going well at your current job. You won’t hear this gem from your manager, but you’re hearing it from me.
Test yourself on the market.
You’ll see if changing jobs will get you better compensation, or help you achieve your career goals faster. Or, you’ll realize your current job is the best place to be, and you’ll tackle your goals there with new enthusiasm.
It’s not easy, but it’s an investment in yourself. You’ll need to keep your interviewing skills sharp. You do this by following a great preparation plan, crafting the stories of your accomplishments, and actually going on interviews.
Bonus: those same stories you prepare for the interview will also serve you well in your performance reviews and promotion justifications.
The tech job market is picking up.
💊 Practice good career hygiene. 💊
