It’s human nature to reach for the shiny object in front of you — but Monday.com‘s CMO says it’s worth pausing before you accept the first job offer that comes along.
Harris Beber has acted as the CMO of Vimeo, Global CMO of Google Workspace, and also held marketing executive positions at other companies including Amazon. He’s no stranger to changing jobs — and he believes switching roles can be the right move when the work no longer feels fulfilling.
In the past, Beber told Business Insider that he’s explored new roles in times when he was doing really well at work but feeling unfulfilled. That feeling can’t last forever, he said.
“Eventually your work will suffer, your performance will suffer, and it doesn’t end well for anyone,” Beber said.
To avoid acting out of desperation or necessity, Beber said he tries to map out his next role before he gets to the point of needing a new job. The CMO said it’s important to know your criteria for success when thinking about what’s next.
“What is really important to you? What are your non-starters? And if you can look at those objectively, then when you have opportunities, you can measure it against something objective,” Beber said.
He said he’s used 3 P’s to determine if his last few roles were the right fit: people, product, and position.
In regards to the first P, Beber said he tries to evaluate whether the people he’s going to work with are right for him. He said it’s “not easy to get up every day” and work with people you don’t like or who don’t treat others well.
In one job, Beber said he worked for a difficult leader who yelled, “put intense pressure” on the team, and treated him and others poorly. He said he would never work in that kind of environment again.
Beyond working with respectful coworkers, Beber said it’s also important to make sure that the people you work alongside have complementary skills that will help you work well together.
If you’re a marketer, when it comes to evaluating the product you’re selling, Beber said, it’s important to understand the user base and product offerings.
“Do you care about it? Does it excite you? It’s really hard to sell something to other people if you don’t understand it or aren’t excited by it,” the CMO said.
Beber said he made the mistake of once taking the wrong role at a sports tech startup. He said he really liked the people, but he’s “not a sports person,” and didn’t understand the product. Beber said he ultimately didn’t find happiness in that job.
When it comes to evaluating the position, Beber said he wants to find a role where he feels aligned and can add value to the company.
“Is what I’m great at? What the company needs?” Beber said.
Beber said he’s felt the most fulfilled in his career when those three criteria line up. People are “really good at selling themselves” on why an opportunity seems perfect in the moment, he said, which is why measuring the offer against something objective is critical.
When someone makes you a job offer, “they’re going to tell you every reason why you’re perfect for the role and why it’s going to be great,” Beber said. “But as anyone goes into a new role, very rarely is it exactly what you thought it would be.”
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