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Don't switch jobs unless you are otherwise a fantastic candidate and you can come up with an amazing excuse in the interview for why you only lasted 6 months. A

Don't switch jobs unless you are otherwise a fantastic candidate and you can come up with an amazing excuse in the interview for why you only lasted 6 months. And it had better be along the lines of "the boss beat me daily with a stick because I wouldn't wash his car." No, I'm not kidding. I completely disagree with this statement - a job needs to go both ways, and just like some companies will make the wrong decision in the hiring process, a job applicant will make the wrong decision in which job to accept. It happens. Just don't make it a pattern - because then it's an issue.

HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago
It's perfectly reasonable to leave a job after six months. Hell, it's reasonable to leave after the first day if you can see that life is going to suck. But in real life, the next person to interview you will want to know why you left so soon. If your answer is along the lines of "I was being rotated through different departments for training and I didn't like the first rotation" that person will probably not hire you, expecting that you'll leave the first time things don't go your way. You are correct that an applicant can make the wrong decision, but that's not what matters. What matters is how he responds to making that decision.
- elliottcarlson 16y ago
  If the company is rotating him to positions that aren't his line of work, or what he studied for then I think it's a perfectly reasonable reason - he should be prepared to explain it more than "I didn't like it" - because that would be an issue, but otherwise I don't see the harm. In the end he needs to be sure that he is making the right choice in leaving and deal with the consequences if it's the wrong decision - or possibly be happier else where if it's the right decision.
  - lostsoul 16y ago
    As I mentioned previously, the 2nd cycle is more along the lines of what I studied for. More than that, I think I realize that I'm not meant for a BigCo and startups want a certain level of experience, and rightly so.

HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago

It's perfectly reasonable to leave a job after six months. Hell, it's reasonable to leave after the first day if you can see that life is going to suck. But in real life, the next person to interview you will want to know why you left so soon. If your answer is along the lines of "I was being rotated through different departments for training and I didn't like the first rotation" that person will probably not hire you, expecting that you'll leave the first time things don't go your way. You are correct that an applicant can make the wrong decision, but that's not what matters. What matters is how he responds to making that decision.

elliottcarlson 16y ago
If the company is rotating him to positions that aren't his line of work, or what he studied for then I think it's a perfectly reasonable reason - he should be prepared to explain it more than "I didn't like it" - because that would be an issue, but otherwise I don't see the harm. In the end he needs to be sure that he is making the right choice in leaving and deal with the consequences if it's the wrong decision - or possibly be happier else where if it's the right decision.
- lostsoul 16y ago
  As I mentioned previously, the 2nd cycle is more along the lines of what I studied for. More than that, I think I realize that I'm not meant for a BigCo and startups want a certain level of experience, and rightly so.