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Forbes
22-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Leaving A Job Without A New One Lined Up? 5 Times It Makes Sense
Workers are growing more cautious. An analysis of 33,000 cover letters created on the MyPerfectResume platform shows that, compared to last year, job seekers are 70% less likely to leave a role before starting a job search. That still leaves 30% who quit their job before finding a new one. There are definitely advantages to waiting till you have a new job before quitting your old one. It's less of a financial risk since you don't have a gap in your paycheck. It's less of an emotional burden since you don't have a gap in identity from employed to unemployed. It's arguably less taxing mentally and physically since you don't have a gap in routine. However, sometimes jumping without a net is a reasonable choice. If you're weighing whether to leave a job without a new one lined up, here are five times when it actually makes sense: If your health is suffering from burnout or workplace bullying, then quitting for your own self-preservation could be the smartest move. Try first to get help from HR, your company Employee Assistance Plan hotline, and/ or a mentor to improve the situation. Check if you can arrange a sabbatical or qualify for short-term disability, which gives you options to return. See if your accrued vacation days gives you enough time off to recover. However, if you've already tried this and your situation hasn't improved, prioritizing your health is definitely a good enough reason to quit your job. When you're at work, you're not wherever else you could be, and that's the opportunity cost of your current job. If you are a working parent and long to be a stay-at-home parent, your child will only be at that age now. If you long to travel, places on your bucket list will change over time (from natural evolution, climate change, overtourism), so depending on what you want to see, you are risking those travel dreams. If you find a strong pull to do something else, and you need time away from any job to fulfill this, then quitting your job without another one might be the optimal choice right now. The advantages of going immediately from one job to the next are continuous earnings and less disruption to your identity and routine. However, if you have savings or other income outside your job, the drop in earnings may not be an issue for you. If you have clear ideas for what to do next – whether that's knowing exactly how to land a job you love, consulting for a while, or taking on personal passion projects – then you may not even have much of an employment gap to explain. If your next move could be more lucrative, more fulfilling or otherwise more suitable to you, then quitting your job and investing that energy into what's next may be the best use of your limited time and effort. Maybe you want to start consulting, but it would be a conflict of interest with your current job. Or you want to buy a small business and want to spend your workdays vetting prospects. Maybe your job was good enough before, but you're different now and ready for a change. You can replenish most resources: the salary you forfeit can be earned back by working extra hours down the road; your skills and expertise can stay updated with project work or volunteering in your field; your professional relationships can be maintained by following up on a regular basis. However, you can't get back time. So, if you're done at your job, be done with it, and allocate your time to something more meaningful.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Student Support Program Coordinator (Native American Resource Center)-Palomar College
Student Support Program Coordinator (Native American Resource Center) Department: Counseling Services (Dept) Palomar College Date Opened: 02/27/2025 Close Date: 03/17/2025 Primary Function: Coordinates, organizes and oversees the daily operations, activities, events and support services of a District student support program, working with diverse student populations which may include underserved/underrepresented students; provides information to students on programs, services and counseling; monitors program budget; acts as a liaison between the program and other departments, community partners, governmental agencies, or other educational institutions; acts as a resource in response to sensitive matters related to program students and their needs. Salary: $5,733.10 Benefits: In addition to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generous benefits package. • Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO , and the vision plan (additional plans are available that require employee buy up/monthly contribution) • Vacation, sick leave and 25 paid holidays • $80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available) • Employee long-term care insurance • Employee Assistance Plan (EAP ) – Confidential free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources for all members of your household • Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits • Enrollment in CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System) The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package is approximately $31,245.84 annually. Minimum Qualifications: To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications: • Experience: Four years of related experience working with underserved/underrepresented students or a similar population, or administrative support experience. Alternative qualification when assigned to the Native American Resource Center: Lived experience with Tribal Nations (preference shall be given to qualified candidates of American Indian or Alaskan Native Heritage (Federal Indian Preference Act of 1990); applicants claiming Indian Preference are required to submit verification of Indian heritage certified by tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage). AND • Education: Equivalent to an associate degree from an accredited college or university. Note: • For work experience, a 'year' is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 12 months. If the position requires supervisory experience, the experience must be at a professional level (i.e. evaluation and/or discipline of staff). • Transcripts must be included to receive credit for education and/or to substitute education in lieu of experience (i.e. Bachelor's degree = 4 years of experience). • Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES ) website at or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE ) website at Diversity Statement: Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet. Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following: • Access - We make education possible for everyone. • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities. All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff. To Apply: Visit for full details and required application materials. About the District: Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year community college that serves the greater North San Diego County region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100 Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that San Diego has to offer. Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Copyright 2024 Inc. All rights reserved.
