FEATURE ARTICLE:
MAKING A LATERAL CAREER MOVE: THE PROS AND CONS
by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
QuintZine
You have been working hard, tracking your accomplishments, and promoting your personal brand within your organization -- all the right moves to obtaining that promotion you know you deserve.
Instead of the promotion, however, your boss calls you in for a chat and tells you that you are being talked about for a lateral positionthatjust opened up, a position with the same or similar title and paygrade but in a different part of the organization.
Or, perhaps it's you who has decided that for whatever reason you will not get promoted within your department -- but you love the organization -- so you are considering a lateral move with what you hope will be more opportunities down the line.
Whatever the reasons for considering a lateral move within your current organization, take a moment to read our full article athttp://www.quintcareers.com/lateral_career_pros-cons.html-- and then take much longer to weigh the pros and cons of applying for or accepting the lateral move.
1 comment:
Well I think the Lateral move in the same organization is not at all a bad idea, rather it provides opportunities for one to see the diffrent parts of the organization ,work with diffrent teams and explore the work culture.
I have been working in a multi national companies and have found this lateral moves giving breakthrough's which are really good otherwise we always have an option of resigning and moving further but if you really want to resign,
Resign with style :-)..
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