--- title: Advice: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Changing Jobs description: The secret to landing interviews is networking canonical: https://time.com/3971714/changing-jobs-tips/ author: Eric Barker article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-29T04:01:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:30.556Z article:section: Ideas og:title: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Changing Jobs og:description: The secret to landing interviews is networking og:url: https://time.com/3971714/changing-jobs-tips/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Changing Jobs twitter:description: The secret to landing interviews is networking twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 5 Things You Need to Know Before Changing Jobs > Sponsored content. 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MONEY's Dona Rosato tells you how to ask your boss for her blessing to change job roles without burning bridges._ by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Jul 29, 2015 4:01 AM UTC by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Jul 29, 2015 4:01 AM UTC 5 insights with links to the research backing them up: * You’re not alone. Right now [most people are unhappy with their jobs](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/are-most-people-unhappy-with-their-jobs). A boring job can give you [a heart attack](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/can-a-boring-job-give-you-a-heart-attack). And [people with no job are happier than people with a lousy one.](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/are-people-who-have-no-job-happier-than-peopl) * If you’re afraid of losing your job, [you probably should be](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/afraid-of-losing-your-job-then-you-need-to-be). Job insecurity [can kill you](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/can-job-insecurity-harm-your-health). And you want to find a new job [before you lose the one you have](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/are-the-unemployed-discriminated-against-in-h). * When you start looking it pays to know [which careers make people happy and unhappy.](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/what-are-the-happiest-jobs-what-are-the-unhap) The secret to landing interviews is [networking.](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/the-secret-to-getting-a-job) * If possible, try to schedule the interview for [a sunny day](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-we-perform-better-during-interviews-on-sun). Make sure [you look your best](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-looks-matter-in-job-interviews). And guys, [don’t be modest](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/should-a-man-be-modest). * During the interview [focus on making good first impressions](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/whats-the-most-important-part-of-a-job-interv). Understand [good body language](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/what-body-language-signals-motivation-social). And a firm [handshake](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-much-does-a-firm-handshake-matter-during) is much more important than you think. For more on how to find the perfect career for you, click [here](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/fulfilling-career/). **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/03/5-things-you-need-to-know-before-you-change-j/)**_._** **Join over 190,000 readers. 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