From Job hopping: How much is too much?:

But, job hopping is a good thing for everyone to do - not just twentysomethings - because it’s a way to maintain passion in your work. Frequent changes keep your learning curve high and your challenges fresh. Finally, frequent job hopping, coupled with high performance allows you to build a professional network much faster than someone who stays in one position over a long period of time. And a vibrant network will make finding jobs easier, so job hopping will not be a difficult path.

Human resource people complain a lot about job hopping. They say companies would rather hire someone who stays a long time at companies because that will mean the person will stay a long time at their company. Of course this is true.

A company might complain how job hopping employees don’t show loyalty, but they forget that loyalty is a two way street. Skipping performance reviews, raises/bonuses for a year, or otherwise failing to reinforce to their employees that they’re valuable can easily violate the loyalty that an employee may feel.

In some cases, the only way to get ahead is to job hop. Looking for a promotion or a raise? Negotiating with a new employer may help you get what you want when your current employer is demonstrating their loyalty to you.

June 19th, 2007 by Jeremy Sisson | Trackback