Changing Career Paths

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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.

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Changing Career Paths

A career is quite different from a job. Frequently associated with the word “path,” a career can seem like a permanent entity: once you take one path, it’s very hard to jump to another. The reality is that changing careers is not that uncommon in the 21st century. A person can even pursue more than one career at once. Nevertheless, changing or finding a new career is still a major decision, and the sites in this section can help.

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You may find some information about changing career paths in the previous section on changing jobs.

There are some tests in the links below that can help you determine a good career path. Always keep in mind that these tests are merely a starting point and shouldn’t be considered authoritative. For more thorough career assessments, speak with a career counselor; see the last section of this guide, “Career Coaching and Career Counseling” for more help.

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The Boston Globe ’s article, “The key is to embrace instability,” is a great introduction to the concept of changing career paths. Learn how having a number of different careers is no longer frowned on and examine the notion of multiple careers.

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Yahoo HotJobs has a smattering of articles on changing careers. Start with “How to Change Careers Part 1” for an introduction and then read Part 2 for coping strategies and follow up with Part 3 for more guidance.

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Queendom is the self-described “land of tests,” and it certainly comes through with lots of career counseling assessments, including a career style test, a leadership test and an “entrepreneurial personality test.” The site is a subsidiary of PsychTests AIM Inc., which specializes in psychological assessments.

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