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For the last couple years, probably for obvious reasons (“It’s the economy, stupid”), this blog has focused on unintentional career change — you know, the kind whereby a layoff is the trigger that prompts a person to pursue a different line of work.  The kind that sometimes feels less like jumping ship, and more like getting pushed overboard.

While that focus has uncovered a lot of valuable information that might not otherwise have surfaced, I was delighted to read recently that intentional career change — the kind that is the result of careful planning, execution, and a deliberate choice to move on — has started to make a comeback.  Check out the article Quittin’ time: More employees jump ship as economy improves.