>In my career lifetime as a software engineer, I worked for five different companies in my career lifetime. These jobs lasted from 3 months to 2 years, with a f

>In my career lifetime as a software engineer, I worked for five different companies in my career lifetime. These jobs lasted from 3 months to 2 years, with a few periods of no work in between, also lasting anywhere from a few months to a few years. It sounds like your employment history might be a little bit streaky. Nothing that is insurmountable, but it might be worth having someone look at your resume you are portraying your experience in the best light possible. >What things can I do for my peers that would help out the situation? I have the experience, but none of my colleagues really comes forward to me to ask me if I'm looking for work. I'm always the first one to ask. Maybe buy them a beer or just tell them that you are looking. At this point they either trust you and want to help or they don't. The time to build those relationships are before you need them. This doesn't mean that you need to be best pals, but at this point you just have to ask and see if they will help you out. Most people like to pay it forward so you'll be surprised how much help is out there.