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Not to be mean but I'm sceptical of CVs like that too. I expect people to stick around for a while. I need to know I can depend on them not to jump ship at the

Not to be mean but I'm sceptical of CVs like that too. I expect people to stick around for a while. I need to know I can depend on them not to jump ship at the slightest hiccup. Unless they can give me a reasonable explanation for the job hopping I'm not going to take the risk. If I want mercenaries I'll just get some freelancers.

tjr225 7y ago
I'll give this an upvote as someone with a resume/CV that would resemble a job hopper. I am skeptical of people like this(even though I myself could be construed as a job hopper) in interviews. However in some cases its just hustle. I've gone from state government -> retail -> cloud automation. Every step of the way was a 50% raise. I can't turn those raises down and the previous employers simply didn't have the budget to counter offer...
ThePadawan 7y ago
Full disclosure: I have a very patchwork CV. I think it's disingenuous to put "the slightest hiccup" and "<2 years" in the same bucket. Even counting a 6 months warm-up phase, it becomes very clear from interactions with your managers, customers and HR, if a job works out for you. Let's say you put out a plan for your professional development within the first year at a new job, and you point out within 6/9/12 months that you are instead put on dead-end projects, working on unchallenging problems that don't reflect your career interests - that's not going to change after 2 more years in that job.
a_imho 7y ago
Unless they can give me a reasonable explanation for the job hopping I'm not going to take the risk. The current place was not going to match the salary offered at the next place. Is this reasonable enough? Why do you think people change jobs in the first place? Your approach sends a signal you are hiring people who just want to coast and/or not aware of their market value. Which is also fine, I guess.
Tade0 7y ago
That's your prerogative as an employer. I guess there's space in the market for both of our approaches.

tjr225 7y ago

I'll give this an upvote as someone with a resume/CV that would resemble a job hopper. I am skeptical of people like this(even though I myself could be construed as a job hopper) in interviews. However in some cases its just hustle. I've gone from state government -> retail -> cloud automation. Every step of the way was a 50% raise. I can't turn those raises down and the previous employers simply didn't have the budget to counter offer...

ThePadawan 7y ago

Full disclosure: I have a very patchwork CV. I think it's disingenuous to put "the slightest hiccup" and "<2 years" in the same bucket. Even counting a 6 months warm-up phase, it becomes very clear from interactions with your managers, customers and HR, if a job works out for you. Let's say you put out a plan for your professional development within the first year at a new job, and you point out within 6/9/12 months that you are instead put on dead-end projects, working on unchallenging problems that don't reflect your career interests - that's not going to change after 2 more years in that job.

a_imho 7y ago

Unless they can give me a reasonable explanation for the job hopping I'm not going to take the risk. The current place was not going to match the salary offered at the next place. Is this reasonable enough? Why do you think people change jobs in the first place? Your approach sends a signal you are hiring people who just want to coast and/or not aware of their market value. Which is also fine, I guess.

Tade0 7y ago

That's your prerogative as an employer. I guess there's space in the market for both of our approaches.