You can have many reasons for moving to a different company. Maybe you feel that your career is going nowhere, and you want to move to a company that can give you more opportunities for growth. Maybe you don’t like your current workplace’s environment, or maybe you can’t bear the commute from your home to the office anymore.

Whatever your reason may be, arm yourself with facts before you make any big decisions and prepare yourself for the transition period with these five tips.

(First published in Female Network as “Aga Muhlach to Move to TV5? + 5 Tips on Changing Companies” under the Celebrities section. Photo by Victor1558 via Flickr Creative Commons.)