“A "career continuation" job search takes less time than a career change--unless you are in a retrenching industry.”

“A study was made of alumni ten years out of Harvard to find out how many were achieving their goals. An astounding 83 percent had no goals at all. Fourteen percent had specific goals, but they were not written down. Their average earnings were three times what those in the 83 percent group were earning. However, the 3 percent who had written goals were earning ten times that of the 83 percent group.”
by Forrest H. Patton, Force of Persuasion, as quoted by Ronald W. Miller, "Planning for Success"