I'm based in Europe, although I run my own early stage company and we're not hiring, yet. I used to be a part of the job market until about a year ago, although

I'm based in Europe, although I run my own early stage company and we're not hiring, yet. I used to be a part of the job market until about a year ago, although my last two employers were both SV companies. So that's probably is where many of my biases come from. I have a couple of freelancers working with me and I never really paid much attention to their CVs. I value the technical and (written) communication abilities over anything I see in the CV. Especially because everyone is working remotely. I seem to have have the opposite bias. When I see that someone has spent > 5 years in a well established / post growth company. I see it as a sign of compacency, which has a slightly negative connotation in my books. I totally undestand it if you're getting fat raises and stock refreshers every year at a growth phase company. But if you've been working at a podunk company for 5+ years, that's definitely a negative signal for me. Also, the old cliche quote: "If you want loyalty, get a dog" comes to mind. Loyalty and ambition are anti correlated. I think the extremes of both are bad, and it helps to strike a balance somewhere in the middle.