Blog of Julien Tromenschlager, Dipl. Ing., MSc, Cert. Career Consultant

I will give you an advice to successfully complete a blaring trial period when arriving in a new company. But before that, I would like to tell you a story that I saw in the company where I worked a few years ago and in which a new employee had just found a job. A three month trial period had been allocated to the employee at his arrival, in order to allow him to prove that the company had been right to trust him. Unfortunately, after the three month the employee had failed to complete the major task that the company had given to him. However, by feeling good in the company and by being confident that he could do better, the newly hired guy then asked the company to give him another chance. The company accepted and proposed him a new three month trial period, which unfortunately was not a better success than the first one. So the newcomer started looking for opportunities in other companies. This story showed me the very important role of a trial period: it enables the employer and the...

Let’s imagine that it becomes very often clearer for you that there is something wrong with your job. As instance you notice that you do not enjoy your job as you did when you started, or you clearly see you cannot bear your boss any longer, or again you clearly see that your friends better enjoy their work than you do. However, you wonder a lot about the idea of leaving your job and about the consequences that may result from this: do I really take the right decision by changing of job? How can I be sure that I will not find a job being worse than the present one? What will happen if I am not so good in the new job? How my present employer will manage the load if I leave her? Would not it be better to wait for better days instead of giving it all up? Etc… There is nothing wrong in wondering in such a way. Indeed the first need of human being is to answer her primary needs and to ensure own safety (Maslow theory), and for most of us having a job is the first mean to alleviate these...

It's not always easy to stay motivated, especially when working remotely or when you’re not necessarily passionate about your current job. In this video, I offer you several tools to find motivation in your daily work: For a coaching with me, contact me at julien.tromenschlager@gmail.com Do you want to send me your question directly? Share your question at the following link: https://forms.gle/b7F45LXbn3LicwyA8 Thanks for watching this video! CONNECT WITH ME: LinkedIn:  Julien Tromenschlager, Eng, MSc | LinkedIn *** Get the free tutorial on the theme "How to Clarifiy What You Want Professionnally *** Does this resonate with you? 🤔 ✓ I don't know what I want as a next professional role. ✓ It's difficult to position myself for a career change. ✓ You find it hard to make sense of what you're doing currently. ✓ What you want is unclear for you. If yes, I invite you to click on the following link:  http://eepurl.com/hAsQ71 ➜ Receive 3 practical tools that enable you to...