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> Very few people regret doing that Hmmm... well, I won't say that I necessarily regret it, but I was a bit trigger-happy in job-hopping right after college.
by commandlinefan 6y ago
> Very few people regret doing that
Hmmm... well, I won't say that I necessarily regret it, but I was a bit trigger-happy in job-hopping right after college. It was the late 90's and programming jobs were REALLY easy to find, so if there was literally anything I didn't like about the job I had, I'd just go get another one. I ended up with four jobs in four years - and then when I decided to bail the fourth time, interviewers started noticing that I'd never been at one place longer than a year. I adopted a three-year policy after that - I'd keep a job for a minimum of three years before looking for another one. Even so, this actually came up during an interview (for a job I didn't get) just a few years ago even though it was 20 years in the past.
- toast0 6y agoIf you don't want 20 year old stuff coming up in interviews, make your resume section title Recent Experience or Relevant Experience, and leave off old stuff. Leave off the date you got your degree as well.
- mandelbrotwurst 6y agoYeah, you likely should do this even if you unconcerned about this as otherwise your resume won’t be nearly as concise or effective as it should be.