The reason many people leave their jobs voluntarily is to seek a job that pays better.

Of course, they want more opportunity, more appreciation and the chance to advance but what they usually settle for is the added money.

Survey after survey shows that compensation does not rank first among the things that are important to workers. In fact, it doesn’t even rank second or third although it is considered important.

Often the next job isn’t really the one you want. It’s the one after that.

So, how to shorten the process?

1. What is your end game? This is the question that should be answered first. If your goal is to run a marketing department, is the job that you are being offered that job?
2. Are you looking in the right field or is the job you really want in another area less familiar to you? Experience transfers from industry to industry so don’t shortchange yourself.
3. Are you sure your next job is not tantamount to your current job but with more pay and benefits? If it is, your job search will likely renew shortly.
4. Try to resist saying you are looking for a family friendly job because what the family really wants is you to be happy.
5. Less money for a job with more future is better than more money in a job that doesn’t have growth potential.
6. Do your homework to see why the person in the job you are considering left. This is the most important recognition you can do.

Too frequently the best job is not the one you’re now considering but the one after that if only because you’re not yet convinced that major change is what you’re seeking.

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