(NAPSI)—If you’re like most Americans, you change jobs every few years—the average man switches jobs every four and a half years; the average woman, every three. Additionally, more than half of all college students change majors at least once.
It may be time to consider new patterns for choosing a profession, for happier workers and longer relationships between employees and employers.
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