Change Careers Successfully: How to Make a Job Switch Work for You

Have you reached a dead end in your current career? Do you want to build a wider variety of skills? Or do you simply feel like finding a new challenge? Whatever your reasons, Change careers successfully will help you do just that. To help you look before you leap, this book includes advice on:

• Working out whether you're in the right job;
• Understanding the portfolio career;
• Researching the job market;
• Looking for a new challenge;
• Working with professional search organisations;
• Making a lateral move (such as a secondment);
• Considering taking a career break.

Also included are:

• a self-assessment quiz;
• step-by-step guidance and action points;
• top tips;
• common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them;
• summaries of key points;
• and lists of further resources.