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and had no plans to leave my current job until I realized it was unstable (company went public, started reorganizing, downsizing, my division is in the crosshairs).
I started applying for other jobs, but am getting no responses, I'm sure because they see that I've job-hopped too much. It kinda sucks because I feel like success in the modern economy requires lots of job hopping to reach the top of the ladder if you're not able to start out on the top of it.
and had no plans to leave my current job until I realized it was unstable (company went public, started reorganizing, downsizing, my division is in the crosshairs).
I started applying for other jobs, but am getting no responses, I'm sure because they see that I've job-hopped too much. It kinda sucks because I feel like success in the modern economy requires lots of job hopping to reach the top of the ladder if you're not able to start out on the top of it.
Do you indicate that the first two are contracts on your resume? If they were defined term assigmnets many people will not hold those two against you because you would have had no choice to leave those.
Otherwise yea that is alot of job hopping. I would keep at it.
I would just lie and say you followed a boss from job to job. You planned to stay at the last job, but it's going under. No one is going to call four jobs and ask if your boss worked there. Legally, they can't ask about someone they're not interviewing.
I don't think your problem is job hopping. You've more than doubled your income in two years. Congratulations. But, the higher up the pay scale you go, the fewer openings there are and the more people want them. This is true regardless of how long you've been at your past jobs.
4 spots in 2 years will have most employers place your resume in the circular file. I'd stay at your current job as long as they will let you.
He's also showed progression. If he stayed stagnant at the low wage position, that wouldn't show initiative or potential. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
He's also showed progression. If he stayed stagnant at the low wage position, that wouldn't show initiative or potential. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
He messed up. What may have helped for 2 years will cost him now far, far longer.
He's also showed progression. If he stayed stagnant at the low wage position, that wouldn't show initiative or potential. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Just have to present it as valuable experience building in your profession. Sit there and let the doubts build in the interview will only make it all a waste of time. Some employers will actually see the sense to it and let it go. If for instance an interviewer keeps circling around it , then time to count down the minutes until the interview is over. At that point, they are trying to figure out why on earth are they wasting their time with you and reaffirming to themselves they are a company who would prefer a more stable work resume.
Never never fight back and argue as it will only draw from your own energy. Be cool and never get rattled no matter what is thrown at you.
He messed up. What may have helped for 2 years will cost him now far, far longer.
I don't think that's right. Even when switching jobs, it's hard to get them to pay you more than you were paid before. Having one $80,000 job on your resume, even if briefly, can be a bigger help than having worked two years at $17/hour.
That said, I think once you get up to a higher level, then the job hoping could hurt you. If you're getting paid well over average local wages on a job with benefits, you have to be careful.
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