The step-by-step guide for everyone who ever said, "I really need a new career."

People change jobs to advance their careers, earn more money, or escape a dead end. But often they're responding to misleading signals that aren't reliable indicators for job change. Now a human resources expert helps readers evaluate the reasons they may want to change jobs and careers—an enlightening process that can result in a brand-new career or a better appreciation of the one at hand.

·Explore the job-search sources most people ignore

·Career-profile comparisons and salary and compensation information

·Develop short- and long-term goals—move up, over, or out