Rather visit your nosy mother in-law than go to the office? Wish you could put your dreams to work? Got the pink-slip blues? This book contains everything career-shifters need to know for planning a successful change. Readers learn how to assess their skills, decide if they're ready to start again, and determine what choices and lifestyles are best for them. Common misconceptions about changing careers are addressed as well as the hazards of advanced degrees and other special challenges. Contains expert advice on targeting marketable and transferable career skills, conducting a job search in today's economy, and surviving during the transition period. Loaded with exercises, case studies, and anecdotes from successful career changers.