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Good morning. This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is that you may as well look.

No job is perfect.

So if there is something you don't like in your current job, you don't need to assume that you will never find something better.

It's quite possible that you could.

And being aware of the landscape in your industry is seldom a bad thing, even if you decide to stay put. In another episode this week,

I'll be talking about changing careers and how it's best to have a vision of something you would

like to do, and not just what you

don't want to do. But while changing careers can be complicated, changing jobs may not be.

And even if you are not actively looking to change jobs, it's okay to look at what jobs are out there. Indeed, it's

healthy to do so from time to time, even if you are happy. Seeing what's out there is good for

networking, even if you don't switch. And it's important to make sure that you are not underpaid.

In some ways, a job is somewhat like a marriage. You hope it lasts and you have to work to make

sure everybody is happy with it. But in other ways, it isn't like a marriage at all. I would not recommend looking at dating sites

if you've got some issues in your marriage. But I absolutely would recommend looking at what is

out there with jobs, even if you are pretty happy with the job you have. And I'm not even talking

about actively applying to things.

First and foremost, this is about networking. Everyone should be having regular conversations with

people at different organizations in their industries and in adjacent industries. It's good to know

lots of people and know what areas are growing.

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