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How to Make a Smooth Transition from One Career to
Another
Gordon Wang
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Consumer Consumer goodsgoods
Real Real estateestate
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Manufactur-Manufactur-inging
ServicesServices Traditional Traditional
industriesindustries Other Other
industriesindustries 2008 24.4% 24.1% 27.4% 23.6% 20.2% 20.7% 22.9%
2009 18.3% 17.7% 16.7% 16.3% 13.5% 10.4% 9.7%
Turnover Rate in 2008 & 2009Turnover Rate in 2008 & 2009
Source: 2009 Enterprise Survey on Turnover and Salary Adjustment ( 《 2009企业离职与调薪调研报告》 )
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ProbationProbation Probation-Probation-1year1year
1-3years1-3years
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3-5years3-5years Above 5 Above 5 yearsyears
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Turnover Rate of Different Service Period in 2009Turnover Rate of Different Service Period in 2009
Source: 2009 Enterprise Survey on Turnover and Salary Adjustment ( 《 2009企业离职与调薪调研报告》 )
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Career Transition
Internal Internal Transition Transition
External External TransitionTransition
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Current Job Evaluation
Salary
Prospect
Comfort
Location
Colleague
Get well along with others?
Far from your home?
Satisfied with the amount?
Bright future?
Overwhelmed by work stress?
Five Essential Aspects of a Job
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Instructions of This Evaluation
These five elements have a maximum 20 scores respectively. Choose a suitable score for each element according to your own
judgement.
Calculation & Suggestion
Calculate your total scores. Between 0 and 59 Between 60 and 100
Current Job Evaluation
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Salary Prospect Comfort Colleague Location Salary Prospect Comfort Colleague Location
A. Salary 12 scores
B. Prospect 17 scores
C. Comfort 5 scores
D. Colleague 10 scores
Illustration of an Example
D. Location 10 scores
Total: 54 scores
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Types of External Transition
Parallel Positions Parallel Positions01
Progressive PositionsProgressive Positions02
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Unrelated PositionsUnrelated Positions04
Transferable PositionsTransferable Positions
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Parallel Positions( Same or Similar position)
Company A (MNC) B (Local Company)
TitleFinance Manager, South China
Finance Manager
Package 40,000/ m 30,000 / m
Managing Scale
50 subordinates of South China
30 subordinates of 4 Plants
Report Line Finance Controller, China Chairman
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Comparison of Three Progressive PositionsComparison of Three Progressive Positions
Accounting Knowledge
English Level Oracle User
Team Playing
Three Positions
Process Associate (PA)Process Associate (PA)
Senior Process Associate Senior Process Associate (SPA)(SPA)
Team Leader (TL)Team Leader (TL)
Progressive Positions
Requirements
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Transferable Positions
1. Excellent communication skills
2.Marketing developing capability and insight
3. Team building & leading ability
4. Customer-orientation
1. Project proposing & negotiating
2.Marketing background
3. knowledge of research techniques, statistics and multivariate analysis
4. Client Focus2&4
Marketing Manager Senior Executive
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Unrelated Positions
Unrelated Positions
connections
expertise
experience
insight
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Action
Preparation for Your Next JobPreparation for Your Next Job
How Can You Transit Well After On-boarding?How Can You Transit Well After On-boarding?
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Preparation for Your Next Job
Self-analysis Career Options
•Likes & Dislikes•Career Goals•Skills & Experience
•Information gathering
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Information Gathering of Career Options
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Preparation for Your Next Job
Self-analysis Career Options Networking Activities
Opportunities
•Likes & Dislikes•Career Goals•Skills & Experience
•Information gathering
•Friends•Business Club
•Executive Search Consultant•Interviews•Market information
Well prepared for your Well prepared for your next Job!next Job!
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How Do You Transit Smoothly After On-boarding?
Research
Your New Your New JobJob
Your New Your New JobJob
Small Projects
New Contacts
Office Style
Impressing
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PassionPassion
ChallengesChallenges
Precondition: Your AttitudePrecondition: Your Attitude
MotivationMotivation
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Do work from your next level upDo work from your next level upDo work from your next level upDo work from your next level up
Keep good records. Keep good records. Keep good records. Keep good records.
Professional development.Professional development.Professional development.Professional development.
Do more than necessaryDo more than necessaryDo more than necessaryDo more than necessary
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Don’t jump too frequentlyDon’t jump too frequentlyDon’t jump too frequentlyDon’t jump too frequently55
Tips
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Mind Mapping of Your New Job
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More Usages of Mind Map
Points ReviewingPoints Reviewing
Brainstorming Brainstorming
Note-takingNote-taking
ComposingComposing
PresentationPresentation
Tony Buzan
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Thank you!