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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.
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If it were helping, OP would be getting calls. He isn't getting any.
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.
Those are your assumptions you don't know if that is the reason for sure.
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.
Which law is that? You can ask anyone, anything (other than the protected class questions), including asking questions to make sure you should actually interview a candidate. That doesn't mean the questions will be answered.
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.
Being laced with kerosene might be a factor. And an employer doesn't want someone for $82K when they can hire an H1B from India for a lot less. If the $82K is more than the person who reads the resumes gets, they're going to be a lot more skeptical and look for reasons to file your resume with the unwanted ones.
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.
The higher you go, the harder it gets! Just be glad you're on an upward path. How would the reverse be? You went from 82K/year to $12?hour? Stay where you're at for now, but keep networking, and put aside as much money as you can in expectation of future layoffs.
I agree with those who think it's the salary that's slowing the OP's pace.
Sure s/he's job hopped but I don't think that's the primaryfactor that is and will be in play from here on out.
OP, when, how soon in the application/interview process do potential employers know your salary or salary needs??
Is it one the application as an asterisked space that must be filled in from the start? (You can't apply without it) OR have you gotten interviews (where salary was discussed) but just no called backs?
And since I'm asking anyone figured out how to leave a salary box blank? I've tried to say 'negotiable,' but some darn applications will only take numbers in that space.
That shouldn't be an issue. Definitely call attention to the contract work. In IT that's nothing surprising.
And Moby Hick is correct. Getting paid eighty grand for two years today is better than grinding away for $34k for the same time period to build longevity.
Just keep working on it and see what you get. No sense in looking backwards at this point.
Also, this is not a great time of year for most departments to hire. It's all about finishing the year. Nobody wants to add heads right now, and if a person vacates, they're probably not going to even fill the position until after the holidays. Everyone is taking unused vacation and nobody is available to bring someone new in. Come January, everyone will be in a different place.
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.
Unless your current job is in jeopardy why are you planning on leaving?
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The higher you go, the harder it gets! Just be glad you're on an upward path. How would the reverse be? You went from 82K/year to $12?hour? Stay where you're at for now, but keep networking, and put aside as much money as you can in expectation of future layoffs.
