Career Transitions
Your next career change will go easily when you have the right resources and you can find the insight you need in our Career Transitions Guide. Learn how to get how a promotion at your company, how to apply for a better job or even how to completely alter your career path. Understand etiquette for leaving a company or starting at a new one, and even get information on career counseling.
Expand All Guide SectionsGetting Promoted
So you want to get promoted. If that’s the case, it’s a good sign that you’re ... read more »
Changing Jobs
It’s difficult to make the decision to leave a job, and often, even more difficult to find a new one. You may choose to quit and live in financial uncertainty for an unpredictable amount of time, or furtively apply to new jobs while at your current job. However you choose to navigate this career transition, the Web can help you through the process.
Dulcinea's Insight
- This section focuses on changing jobs while remaining in the same line of work while the next section, “Changing career paths,” is concerned with altering your career aspirations and following a different working path.
- The sites in this section cover the general process of searching for a new job while you’re still working in your current job. For even more resources on finding a job, consult the findingDulcinea Job Hunting Web Guide.
Dulcinea's Picks
To decide whether it’s time to go …
Quintessential Careers
has a short article that can help you realize when it’s time to leave your job. Two quizzes at the end of the article provide even more advice; take the job burnout quiz and the quiz that helps you decide if it’s time to change jobs or careers.
SixWise.com
is a Web site devoted to personal health and family safety (financial, medical and emotional). The article titled “12 Signs it is REALLY Time to Leave Your Job,” can help you make up your mind on the issue. Look for recommended articles and related sources near the bottom of the article.
To apply to jobs while you’re still at your current job …
EzineArticles.com
presents this helpful and lighthearted article called “Seeking A New Job While Currently Employed: Tiptoeing Through the Minefield.” Dr. Dan Strakal, a career transitions expert, explores six “landmines,” including listing your current employer as a job reference and bumping into coworkers at a job fair.
The Long Island Press
has an article called “Job Hunting On The Job: Risky Business.” This selection includes some of the usual cautions but also addresses the practice of posting your resume on a job site. For example, if you post on a job board, be sure to block certain companies from viewing your resume (like your present company).
Lifehacker
doesn’t provide expert advice on searching for a job while you’re currently employed, but it does provide a forum for readers to comment on the issue. Get a broad spectrum of advice from a varied audience, and compare and contrast viewpoints.
Changing Career Paths
A career is quite different from a job. Frequently associated with the word “path,” a ... read more »
Leaving a Job, Getting Laid Off or Getting Fired
Although the process of leaving a job may seem like the last thing to worry about, it ... read more »
Career Coaching and Career Counseling
Maybe your career doesn’t excite you anymore. Maybe you feel like you’ve been stuck in ... read more »
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