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继续做还是离职？这是考虑换工作时要思考的最基本的问题。根据我们与候选人就考虑或选择一个新机会进行讨论时的经验，绝大多数候选人都会自然而然地担心换到一个不那么熟悉的新公司/新职位/新的工作环境所要承担的风险。然而，他们很少会思考不换工作的风险，尤其是在一个不能让你增长才干、积累成就的环境中继续工作，难道没有风险吗？

职业发展最大风险是不做改进

当今世界，无论是经济、工业还是企业，都很少能用“保证”、“稳定”、“可以预测”、“确定”等词汇来形容。最能形容现实的词汇则是“变化”、“发展”、“竞争”和“不确定”。

因此，职业面临的最大风险是在一个不能帮你与市场上其他职业人士以同样速度进步的环境中安于现状。在这种情况下，你也许觉得自己并没有渐渐退步，但相对那些一直不断进步，越来越好的人来说，你确实越来越差，越来越没有竞争力了。

比如，不少候选人认为，自己所处工作环境没有给他们足够的机会发展和成长。他们很熟悉现有环境，身处其中倍感舒适，深知这一切不太可能改变。然而，他们虽然意识到自己错过了一些机会，在职业发展上慢人一步，但要做出改变，改善现状，他们又对此忧心忡忡。

 现有环境会让你成长吗？

虽然做出改变一定会有风险，但至少这么做也有好处，新环境有可能比现有环境好得多。所以你要扪心自问，“是做出改变，选择新环境的风险大，还是安于现状的风险大？”

职业变动需要认真思考，取决于你怎么看待现有环境。简而言之，现有环境能不能继续为你带来发展机会和挑战，让你成长和发展？现有环境能不能让你在如今的就业市场上保持竞争力和吸引力？

进入任何一家新公司或新职位都存在风险。风险评估的关键在于，你不仅要了解目标职位，还要了解这家公司、新环境中的管理层、竞争优势/长处、资源、重要性、紧急程度等。即使你从上述角度彻底分析了新环境的各个方面，依然不能为你保证没有风险，但这么做可以帮你在考虑一个新机会时将风险降至最低。

The Risk Of Moving vs. The Risk of Not Moving

Should you stay, or should you go?  It’s the most basic question to consider when thinking about making a job change.  In our experience speaking to candidates about considering or pursuing a new opportunity, most candidates are naturally concerned about the risk of moving to a new, less familiar company/position/job situation.  However, they rarely think about the risk of not moving, especially the risk of staying in a situation that doesn’t allow you to further develop your capabilities or build your achievements?

The Biggest Risk To Your Career Is Not Improving

In today’s world, words like guarantees, stability, predictable, and certainty do not define many situations, whether that’s economies, industries, or companies.  Instead, what describe the realities we face today are words like change, development, competition, and uncertainty.

As such, the biggest risk to your career is staying in a situation that doesn’t help you improve and grow as quickly as others in the market.  In this type of situation, while you may not feel that you’re getting worse as time goes by, relative to many others who are improving and getting better, you’re actually getting worse and less competitive.

For instance, I meet many candidates who are in job situations they don’t feel offers them enough chances to develop and grow.  They’re very familiar with and comfortable in their situation, and know things aren’t likely to change much.  Yet, while they feel they may be missing out on opportunities and falling behind in their career development, they’re still afraid to pursue a change that could improve their situation.

Does Your Situation Allow You To Grow?

While there are definite risks involved in making any move, at least there’s also the upside and potential that your new situation can be much better than your current one.  So you should ask yourself, “Is the bigger risk to my career in making a move to a new situation, or in remaining where I am now?”

Making a job move is a serious consideration that’s based on how you feel about your situation.  Mainly, is it one that continues to provide you with development opportunities and challenges that allow you to grow and improve?  Does it allow you to stay competitive and attractive in today’s job market?

Moving into any new company or position involves risk.  The key to assessing that risk is to understand not just the position you’re considering, but also the company, management leadership, competitive advantages/strengths, resources, importance, urgency, etc. of the new situation you’re considering.  Although thoroughly assessing all these aspects of a new situation still can’t produce any guarantees for you, it’s how you minimize your risk when looking at a new opportunity.

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