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Move Away, Move On, or Move Up

Your career is more than just one job—it reflects the contributions you make over a lifetime of work. What you hope to contribute may well change over time. We certainly don’t expect people to take the career paths they envision at age five, or even during adolescence. But you shouldn’t hold your forty-year-old self to the wishes of your twenty-five-year-old self either.

About once a year, take stock of where you are in your work life and think about how your career trajectory aligns with the contributions you want to make and with your overall career and life goals. This will help you address three core questions about moving forward. Is this the career path for me, or should I move away? Am I dissatisfied with ...

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