If the current job is causing a lot of stress/burnout, carrying that into a new role is setting yourself up for failure. Having a few months gap isn't a problem IME and it helps with recovery.
I disagree, unless you are mentally breaking down you should hold.
You will be exponentially more attractive to recruiters while employed. Recruiters/HR will treat you as high value and will value your time a lot more if you are just changing jobs.
The opposite is true for someone looking for opportunities whilst unemployed, irrespective of industry experience.
The difference in recruited experience is massive having experienced both scenarios. It is just an unavoidable human bias from future employers.
Why can’t you do both? You can line up a new job and take a break in between. I regularly take a month or more between jobs. Most employers are fine waiting a bit longer for top talent.
When I went through something similar it would have taken way longer than a month to recover. I didn't know how long when I took the break. Also I was too burnt out to interview well.
Pad your start date for your next job by two weeks to a month. It might not be enough to fully recover, but it should hopefully still help quite a bit.
DoingIsLearning|3 years ago
You will be exponentially more attractive to recruiters while employed. Recruiters/HR will treat you as high value and will value your time a lot more if you are just changing jobs.
The opposite is true for someone looking for opportunities whilst unemployed, irrespective of industry experience.
The difference in recruited experience is massive having experienced both scenarios. It is just an unavoidable human bias from future employers.
spadros|3 years ago
canucklady|3 years ago
cableshaft|3 years ago