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The 4-6 weeks after switching jobs are when you will most likely think that you made a mistake.

Shortly after starting a new job, it isnt out of the ordinary to start wondering if you made a mistake by leaving your previous employer and/or joining your new employer.

You might feel that the new company is not what you thought it would be, you might feel that your new job is not as it was described or it could be something else that leads you believe that changing jobs was not as smart a decision as you thought it was when you were signing the job offer.

You might forget why you were so happy to leave your old employer in the first place!

Ive seen situations where a company was so eager to hire someone especially situations where its a newly created job that they dont actually have much work for the person to do when they start.

I know one fellow whose new company didnt have a desk for him when he joined his new employer.

Theyd forgotten to figure out where hed be sitting!

Certainly, its not a good situation when you start a new job and get the impression that the company didnt even realize you were being hired.

The important thing is to remember why you left your old job. Before you start wishing you were still with your previous employer, think of the reasons why you chose to leave.

Then think about exactly what is making you feel your new job is not what you expected and try to figure out how you can improve you situation.

Before you talk to your manager and spill your guts, really think about how it could look if you tell him/her that things arent what you expected.

Often, it can take several months before you really get to experience everything that your new job and company has to offer.

If you have switched jobs recently, dont give up on your new employer too quickly.

What you might consider doing is waiting for several days before acting on any hunch that you have to ensure that the feeling doesnt pass. Perhaps you are just over analyzing the situation.

If the feeling persists, you might consider meeting with your manager for a few minutes but rather than complaining, ask your manager how he/she feels about your performance so far and what they have planned for you in the near future ie. what work will be you be doing next?

Basically, put the situation in their lap and ask for some initial feedback. Often youll find that they discuss things that might help to explain your feelings of regret and might help to shed light on why things have gone the way theyve gone so far.

Your manager and/or the company in general might have things going on behind the scenes that you arent yet aware of that could help explain why your initial tenure with the company has been a disappointment.

This could be especially true if you were brought on board to fill a need that was pending and hasnt quite come to fruition yet. Perhaps the work you were brought on board to do is imminent but the timing just hasnt worked out exactly as initially planned.

What you dont want to do is start pondering the idea of approaching your old employer and seeing if you can return. The natural reaction for some people is to think about the possibility of rejoining their old firm, perhaps where it was more comfortable and where things suddenly dont seem so bad afterall.

Always remember to look forward not backwards when considering your career. Again, think about the reasons you started looking for a new job and ended up accepting it in the first place.

Chances are that your new position will amount to what you thought it would if you did your homework before accepting their offer. The first few months in your new job requires a lot of unheaval and change so just remember to give things enough time.

If that doesnt help, think about this story. A friend of mine once quit his job after accepting a new position elsewhere and then took two weeks holiday out of the country before starting the new job.

When he walked into the new company on his first day in his new job, he was immediately told that the company had restructured while he was on holidayand that his job had been eliminated!

He started and finished his new job on the same day.

Now, thats something to have second thoughts about.

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it?s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it?s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it?s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I?m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!