chapter 7

How can you make Best job changes?

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

Alice Walker

The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.

James Yorke

The modern work environment is characterized by a high level of personal change. The average individual makes more than three career changes during their working life and statistics show that people in the Western world have an average of about 14 different jobs between the ages of 18 and 34.

The term ‘career path’ is misleading. It gives the impression that there is a clear progression from first job to final job; that it is just a matter of following a series of steps. But there’s a lot more to it than that. Job change involves ...

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