i have a good job. i make 60k a year working for a mortgage bank. i have the skills to be in sales. i have drive, determination and knowledge. i can work for any broker. failure is not an option for me. i have asked to be promoted to sales, but they drag their feet and look for excuses. how to determine if i am at a dead end?
2006-07-20 09:38:36 · 10 answers · asked by roman_sicario 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It sounds like you may have made yourself too valuable. Managers don't like to promote people they can't replace.
I would suggest making some contacts of your own and put some "feelers" out there in the industry.
If someone bites, take a vacation day, go to the interview, good luck.
How have your raises been -- good? If so, your company may just not like doing inter-departmental transfers - which would indicate something to worry about.
If you don't like what you're doing, you probably need to get out and change things up or risk burn out.
Who have you spoken to about the transfer - your boss? Do you trust him/her - has the request made it to the right people?
2006-07-20 09:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
I guess if you've been hearing the same thing and not getting any different results over a period of months. It's up to you to determine how long to stick it out. Some companies just take a long time to get things moving.
I am a Legal Services broker and if you're interested in doing something like that that would involve your sales skills as well check out my blog on my 360 page. It has some information and some links to my websites. You could do this on the side and see if eventually you want to quit working for other people altogether!
I look forward to hearing from you. :)
2006-07-20 13:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Lady V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are at a dead end. The entire mortgage industry is. Originations have dropped almost 50% since their peak in 2003 and will probably drop some more. The shakeout is imminent. So instead of looking for promotion, look for a different industry to be in. Consider selling long-term care insurance, for example...
2006-07-20 09:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a dead end job if it does not offer the potential for growth. You know what you would like to do and what you are qualified to do. If the company gives you the run-around about a new assignment that you have invested an interest in, then I would consider that a dead end job. Very few people want to do the same repetitive tasks everyday!
2006-07-20 09:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by allknowing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would classify that as a dead-end job. I think most "jobs" are dead end. I am self-employed therefore creating leverage as well as residual income. I believe that with your drive, determination and knowledge, you have the potential to surpass your income within a very short period of time.
This could be accomplished while continuing to work at a regular job.
2006-07-20 12:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Erm, yeah, they are fairly plenty all like that ... attempt finding for a job in HR or recruitment admin after which you would be able to pass up from there, the two into common HR or into being a recruiter/resourcer. besides the undeniable fact that that is totally confusing to get into those positions without adventure as a results of fact all and sundry needs to paintings in that area, so which you're able to could desire to attend till a emptiness comes up interior the business enterprise which you're at present working for and then pass. that's what I did - I moved into recruitment as a results of fact it replaced into actually the only way i ought to work out to get out of admin. in any different case some finance admin jobs can convey approximately jobs like debts Payable or debts Receivable, yet they are virtually lifeless-end jobs too interior the sense that without formal finance skills, you will no longer progression from there. the different component you ought to do is attempt finding for an admin interest in a field the place it would not sense such as you're only doing admin, like working in journey organization, PR, media, etc.
2016-12-10 11:14:26 · answer #6 · answered by vanpelt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any job can be a dead end if there is no room for advancement.
2006-07-20 10:09:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not believe you will advance then it is a dead end job
2006-07-20 09:42:17 · answer #8 · answered by rockydriver22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a dead end if:
1.you feel trapped
2.you are trapped
3. money does not compensate for agony
2006-07-20 09:40:14 · answer #9 · answered by Linnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if there is no upward mobility
2006-07-20 09:42:22 · answer #10 · answered by island3girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋