跳槽总不是件容易的事情。世界上一半的人会认为你疯了，猎头们会告诉你你再也找不到工作了，而你的岳母也会用那“我告诉过你吧”的老一套来教训你。对许多对于目前的工作感到疲惫不堪，厌倦或者无用武之地的人来说，转行是他们唯一理智的出路。

不管你的跳槽策略是什么，千万不要犯这十种错误：

1. 在没有作深刻反省的情况下不要在另外一个工作领域寻求出路

任何事情都应该三思而后行。确定你不是进入到了某个跟以前一样不适合你的工作领域。多读读那些自我评估的文章。

2. 不要盲目追求“热门”行业，除非这个行业真的很适合你

你不会使劲钻进你的纤瘦表弟的小衣服里，那为什么你非要在适合他的行业里一展身手呢?那些尽力想帮助你的人也会如此劝告你的。

3. 不要因为你的朋友干得出色便也想进入他所从事的行业

通过人脉网络，阅读和网络调研来获取关于你正在考虑的领域的深入信息。对你的校友、同事、朋友或者亲人进行职业访谈是获取不同行业信息的好方法。

4. 不要仅限于你已经了解的可能性

拓展你对什么样的工作才适合自己这一问题的认识。阅读一些职位描述，通过自我评估训练了解和拓展新的职业领域。

5. 不要让金钱成为决定因素

如果你的工作并不适合你，给你再多的钱也不能够让你快乐。工作的不如意和压力是成年工作者健康的头号杀手。对于跳槽者来说尤其是这样。通常他们在适应某个新的行业之前赚的钱都不会很多。

6. 不要把不满藏在心里或者试图一个人改变一切

是时候跟其他人谈谈心了(也许不该跟你的老板谈)。朋友，家人和同事需要知道发生了什么，这样他们才能够帮助你接触到许多你所不知道的工作。

7. 除非你在某个新的领域有过一些尝试，否则不要回到学校

不管你的年龄多大，都可以尝试某个新的工作领域里的实习、志愿者工作或者通过一个合同工作试试手。有很多办法可以不浪费时间却能够让你获得经验。一个新的学历不一定能够让人们开始注意你。在你下定决心要克服所需要承受的痛苦和债务，取得一个新学位之前，确定你的目标到底是什么。

8. 求助于职业介绍代理和求职公司时应当谨慎

做一些调查和研究工作，确保找到一家合适的公司。找那些在你期望进入的行业工作的人士或者那些有着成功跳槽经历的人寻求帮助，让他们为你提供建议。尽量找一家知道如何有创见地为跳槽者介绍工作的公司——而不是那些只知道帮助人们在同一领域飞黄腾达的公司。

9. 不要指望职业顾问告诉你该进入哪一行

职业顾问是为你提供建议，帮助你做出决定的人，他们根据你的方向提供建议。他们帮助你寻找埋藏了很久的梦想和才华，但是你需要自己做调查研究，自己做出决定。如果有人说他能告诉你该怎么做，那将是很危险的。

10. 不要期望一夜之间就能有彻底的转变

通常一次跳槽需要六个月的过渡期，而且这段时间也可能长达一年或者更长时间。

跳槽是你能做的最爽快的事情。这就好象返老还童一样，只不过你现在拥有的智慧是年轻时候所没有的。

The 10 Worst Mistakes Career Changers Can Make

Changing careers is never easy. Half the world thinks you‘ve lost your mind, headhunters say you‘ll never work again and your mother-in-law contributes the old I told you so routine. But for many burned-out, bored or multitalented folks who are sitting on skills they‘re not getting a chance to use, changing fields is the only way to keep from losing their marbles.

Regardless of your career-change strategy, never make these 10 mistakes:

1. Don‘t Look for a Job in Another Field Without Some Intense Introspection

Nothing is worse than leaping before you look. Make sure you‘re not escaping to a field that fits you just as poorly as your last. Check out these self-assessment articles.

2. Don‘t Look for Hot Fields Unless They‘re a Good Fit for You

You wouldn‘t try to squeeze into your skinny cousin‘s suit, so why try a field because it works for him? People who are trying to help you will come along and do the equivalent of whispering plastics in your ear. Instead of jumping at their suggestions, take time to consider your options. Decide what you really want to do. When you enter a field just because it‘s hot, burnout isn‘t far behind.

3. Don‘t Go into a Field Because Your Friend Is Doing Well in It

Get thorough information about the fields you‘re considering by networking, reading and doing online research. Having informational interviews with alumni from your college, colleagues, friends or family is a fun way to get the scoop on different fields.

4. Don‘t Stick to Possibilities You Already Know About

Stretch your perception of what might work for you. Read some job profiles and explore career fields you learn about from self-assessment exercises.

5. Don‘t Let Money Be the Deciding Factor

There‘s not enough money in the world to make you happy if your job doesn‘t suit you. Workplace dissatisfaction and stress is the number-one health problem for working adults. This is particularly true for career changers, who often earn less until they get their sea legs in a different field.

6. Don‘t Keep Your Dissatisfaction to Yourself or Try to Make the Switch Alone

This is the time to talk to people (probably not your boss just yet). Friends, family and colleagues need to know what‘s going on so they can help you tap into that large percentage of jobs that aren‘t advertised.

7. Don‘t Go Back to School Unless You‘ve Done Some Test-Drives in the New Field

You‘re never too old for an internship, a volunteer experience or trying your hand at a contract assignment in a new field. There are lots of ways to get experience that won‘t cost you anything except your time. A new degree may or may not make the world sit up and take notice. Be very sure where you want to go before you put yourself through the pain and debt of another degree program.

8. Be Careful When Using Placement Agencies or Search Firms

Do some research to be sure to find a good match. Ask those who work in the field you‘re trying to get into or other successful career changers for suggestions. Try to find a firm that knows how to be creative when placing career changers -- not one that solely focuses on moving people up the ladder in the same field.

9. Don‘t Expect a Career Counselor To Tell You Which Field to Enter

Career advisors are facilitators, and they‘ll follow your lead. They can help ferret out your long-buried dreams and talents, but you‘ll have to do the research and the decision making by yourself. Anyone who promises to tell you what to do is dangerous.

10. Don‘t Expect to Switch Overnight

A thorough career change usually will take a minimum of six months to pull off, and the time frequently stretches to a year or more.

Changing fields is one of the most invigorating things you can do. It‘s like experiencing youth all over again, except with the wisdom of whatever age you are now.