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I wonder what would be your take on my stints (non-tech Ops guy here, based out of Asia/Europe for reference). I have changed jobs 5 times in 6 years: # Compan

I wonder what would be your take on my stints (non-tech Ops guy here, based out of Asia/Europe for reference). I have changed jobs 5 times in 6 years: # Company 1: First stint after university at a Bank. Management development program. Left after 4 months to join a startup backed by renowned European VC/accelerator. 4 months #Company 2: Technically an internship here which was supposed to be full-time after 6 months. 3 months in, co-founder who was also my hiring manager died - startup was on the verge of sinking. 5 months. #Company 3: Ops role with plenty of ownership at Food-delivery company (think Doordash for Europe). Left after 1 year due to personal reasons (had to move back to Asia due to medical reasons in my family) Good impact here though. #Company 4: Asian unicorn. Impactful role, scaled a new business vertical to $xM ARR fwiw. Left after 3 years to change industry. #Company 5: Booming startup that ultimately did not succeed. Very short time but still made some strides. 3 months. Laid off along with 75% of the company. Now, what's your take if you were to look at my resume? As you can see, I had just 1 long stint so far (3 years). My only saving grace is that my projects were at least somewhat notable. Especially in the current climate where entire teams can be laid off and many orgs are downsizing, I feel insecure that another short stint < 1-2 years would be a red flag to recruiters and Hiring Manager - circumstances notwithstanding.

mplanchard 4y ago
Sounds like an interesting career with some bad luck and some risks that didn’t pan out. I think your three-year stint shows you’re capable of sticking around when it works and is possible. I can’t imagine anyone who had a conversation with you about your job history holding it against you.
- Vibgyor5 4y ago
  Thanks. That's a helpful point. With startups, you take some risks and they don't pan out. I am still trying to figure out the best way to bring this in my profile/pitch/resume. I suspect that the Hiring Managers/HR in the US don't seem to be very pedantic about job-hopping in startup world if we're looking at the first 5-6 years. Europe is a lot more old-school in this sense.

mplanchard 4y ago

Sounds like an interesting career with some bad luck and some risks that didn’t pan out. I think your three-year stint shows you’re capable of sticking around when it works and is possible. I can’t imagine anyone who had a conversation with you about your job history holding it against you.

Vibgyor5 4y ago
Thanks. That's a helpful point. With startups, you take some risks and they don't pan out. I am still trying to figure out the best way to bring this in my profile/pitch/resume. I suspect that the Hiring Managers/HR in the US don't seem to be very pedantic about job-hopping in startup world if we're looking at the first 5-6 years. Europe is a lot more old-school in this sense.