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Job hoppers tend to climb the ladder faster than people who don't job hop. Also, they often end up doing several stints at the same company over their careers.

Job hoppers tend to climb the ladder faster than people who don't job hop. Also, they often end up doing several stints at the same company over their careers. The job hopper is probably more likely to be CEO than a lifer.

squokko 4y ago
Maybe at some companies that I don't know. At the larger places that I've worked, the CEOs have had 1-5 jobs over ~20-30 years before becoming CEO.
richardw 4y ago
I’ve been thinking for a couple minutes and don’t know of a well-known CEO who fits your claim. For it to be true, more than 50% would have to be. Or do you mean CEO of lots of little companies, therefore more likely? Either way, those CEO’s deserve to try run their businesses when filled with job hoppers. It better be a simple company that doesn’t benefit from any organisational memory. Do VC’s invest in job hoppers or do you think they might be aware of any…warning signs?
- pclmulqdq 4y ago
  The well-known CEOs are often not the norm, and if you look at the staff underneath them, you will see a lot of mercenaries who job-hopped. The CEOs of smaller companies are often professional CEOs. Research studies also suggest that job hopping is the way to raise your salary and job level faster than being loyal, although I think the optimal tenure is 2-3 years (which is longer than a lot of modern job hoppers).
  - richardw 4y ago
    I think you’re right.
dijit 4y ago
I don't agree with this actually. Conventional wisdom is that job hopping is a great way to progress but the reality is: Job hopping forces an evaluation of your skills and values on the market. The problem with the second statement is that it only works for positions that are hiring, and that means there is an invisible ceiling when certain roles are internal promotions only. The last 5 people to become my manager did so by being hired internally. The only time I've seen an external director hire in any of my companies was when the company was small or that person had been a director level employee at a rival company.

squokko 4y ago

Maybe at some companies that I don't know. At the larger places that I've worked, the CEOs have had 1-5 jobs over ~20-30 years before becoming CEO.

richardw 4y ago

I’ve been thinking for a couple minutes and don’t know of a well-known CEO who fits your claim. For it to be true, more than 50% would have to be. Or do you mean CEO of lots of little companies, therefore more likely? Either way, those CEO’s deserve to try run their businesses when filled with job hoppers. It better be a simple company that doesn’t benefit from any organisational memory. Do VC’s invest in job hoppers or do you think they might be aware of any…warning signs?

pclmulqdq 4y ago
The well-known CEOs are often not the norm, and if you look at the staff underneath them, you will see a lot of mercenaries who job-hopped. The CEOs of smaller companies are often professional CEOs. Research studies also suggest that job hopping is the way to raise your salary and job level faster than being loyal, although I think the optimal tenure is 2-3 years (which is longer than a lot of modern job hoppers).
- richardw 4y ago
  I think you’re right.

dijit 4y ago

I don't agree with this actually. Conventional wisdom is that job hopping is a great way to progress but the reality is: Job hopping forces an evaluation of your skills and values on the market. The problem with the second statement is that it only works for positions that are hiring, and that means there is an invisible ceiling when certain roles are internal promotions only. The last 5 people to become my manager did so by being hired internally. The only time I've seen an external director hire in any of my companies was when the company was small or that person had been a director level employee at a rival company.