Job Moves by Ethan Bernstein

Have you ever asked yourself whether your career is moving in the right direction? Finding the right next job isn’t just a flip of a coin. With the right strategy and mindset, you can shape your future.

Job Moves presents a radical new vision of career development. Drawing upon their research from the Harvard Business School, the authors offer nine practical steps to transform your career by helping you understand your true priorities, the experiences you hope to gain, what trade-offs you’re willing to make, and how to learn if a new job will deliver before switching.

Together, the authors will help you decide which skills to develop, build your network, and make the progress you desire. Whatever your direction, Job Moves will help you take the first step towards your dream job.

Proven frameworks for transforming your career, based on leading research and insights from Harvard Business School.

About the Author: Ethan Bernstein is the Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior unit at the Harvard Business School. He spent five years at The Boston Consulting Group and two years in executive positions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bernstein earned a doctorate in management and JD/MBA from Harvard.

Michael B. Horn is the author of From Reopen to Reinvent, and co-author of Disrupting Class, Blended, and Choosing College. He is the co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute and teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Cohost of the podcast, Future U., he also writes the Substack newsletter ‘The Future of Education’ and contributes regularly to Forbes.com.

Bob Moesta is a founder, innovator, speaker, and professor. He is the President and founder of The Re-Wired Group, as well as an adjunct lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern and a research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute. He is the co-author of Choosing College, Demand-Side Sales 101, and Learning to Build.

06 Nov 2025
 

Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career by Ethan Bernstein ISBN 9781785122682