In short, there is no best time. It’s probably best to wait for the right one to come around.

You shouldn’t change jobs just for the hell of it, or because you have some sort of vague feeling that you need an extra name on your CV. What you do need to do is a bit of career planning. Within that planning you need to be thinking about where you’d like to be doing career-wise. Then go.

I asked one of our wealthiest clients how he accumulated so much and he told me ‘risk and debt are great motivators’. People spend their lives waiting for the perfect job to come along, never take a risk and ultimately never move. Mark Twain said “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”

There are times where business realities are probably going to mitigate against changing jobs – August, when loads of industries take holiday so the right people are not going to be around, or Christmas when it’s crazy for retailers.

Ultimately, don’t leave when the Calendar says it’s March, leave when you’re ready to go but don’t wait until it becomes the thing you never did…

Eoghan McDermott is Director of Careers, The Communication Clinic . www.communicationsclinic.ie