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> I often hear that short periods of time spent at jobs is a negative signal to hiring managers but I seldom hear anyone actually point to it as the reason they
by twblalock 10y ago
> I often hear that short periods of time spent at jobs is a negative signal to hiring managers but I seldom hear anyone actually point to it as the reason they weren't hired for a job.
In tech, I don't think job-hopping is frowned upon much at all. The most successful engineers and tech executives I know rarely spend more than two years at a company before moving on.
- justinlardinois 10y agoI think it also depends on your definition of "job hopping." Sure, two years each at your last three jobs isn't frowned upon in tech, but six months each is. I'm sure there are some industries that would raise eyebrows at two years, of course.
- Spooky23 10y agoAnyone that I've met like that is either a consultant or a shitshow. Two years is about the timeframe where your mistakes and technical debt start to bite back. If people are moving up hopping like that, they're great self promoters.
- flukus 10y agoI move on that often because the companies already have tonnes of technical debt.