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• Sandeep Sachdeva
  IIMA, Pgdm, 1991. Ceo, Safe in India foundation

Hi Pankaj You need to think harder about the question. It is too generic. Why do you want to make a switch? Are you sure those are really important reasons?

• Roy Cherian
  IIMA, MBA, 1991. Founder, ASKIIMA

Thats a great question Pankaj. Let me start by saying, while it is good to have a framework for making career decisions some of the best career breaks happen by taking a risk and seizing the right opportunities. If you want to make a frame work it will be a match between what you like to do (your strengths and interests) and the growth opportunity the assignment offers. One of the most critical points while making a career move is to keep in mind what are the possibilities after making the current move. Will it box you and therefore limit growth, or will it make you a specialist and make you more valuable (these are two sides of the same coin) or will it broaden your experience and open up more opportunities. I will rank the organisation culture above all these. However good the job is, unless you like the work place you will never enjoy working there. Despite that people do consciously to organisations with a short term objective of gaining some experience or getting a stamp, which is absolutely fine as long as you are clear its for the short term.