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I wanted to know how much easier it is for professional jobs to find a job based on years of experience. Is there some number where it suddenly gets a lot easier?
It depends entirely on the individual. A highly competent employee in a role with a fair amount of exposure is bound to quickly strengthen their job prospects as they gain exposure to decision-makers and folks with whom to network. On the other hand, someone known for producing poor-quality work could easily find the inverse to be true: their reputation precedes them, but in a negative way.
But in general, I would say that in my experience the "new to the field" label disappears somewhere around the 2-3 year mark, if that's what you're asking.
Usually 3-5yrs. Thats what i have seen on most job applications. Changing jobs too frequently might give an impression you are not loyal, unless its a contract job that ended on a specific date. Too many yrs in the same job might restrict you to only that type of job & it wont be easy to adapt to new roles.
I think it is a combination of length of employment plus promotions and/or significantly increased responsibilities. It's hard to get a promotion and develop a track record at the next level in 1 year, but doable in 3-5. Sitting in the same position for 3-5 years while peers are promoted an given raises is not really career enhancing either, so that leads back to my statement that it is a combo of longevity and promotions that makes you valuable when you start looking to change employment.
Now if you are changing jobs at 1 year to take a promotion with increased salary and responsibilities at another company, well then, a year is probably long enough. However, in most industries (there are some exceptions), about the 3rd time you jump employment for another job at about a year's employment, you run the risk of appearing to "job hop" and that could disqualify you from consideration for employment at the larger/better/more career oriented companies.
I agree with the estimates others provided. But also wanted to chime in to say, don't expect your phone to ring off the hook just because yo list 3 yrs. of experience. And after you are at a certain level, the market tightens up a lot again. Many positions are in the mid market/analyst level. Once you get above that (usually between 5-10 yrs) it tightens up again and opportunities are much fewer - if you are growing that is. so for some, it never gets easier you just rise higher ( a la the famous Greg LeMond quote).
The quote being "It never gets easier, you just go faster". Cycling has many metaphors for how to live your life. It's very much about life.
I wanted to know how much easier it is for professional jobs to find a job based on years of experience. Is there some number where it suddenly gets a lot easier?
Just my .02.
It's all relative. It get's progressively easier as you gain more experience. And I'd say 5-7 being that sweet spot. As you hit that 7-10 or so year range, it starts getting harder again as you become more expensive, and the number of available jobs tends to decrease as your seniority increases.
I agree with the last two posts, also I'm finding that it can get harder again once you get more specialized. For example, an entry level financial analyst will have a challenge finding a job, but after getting in somewhere and having 3-5 years will open a world of opportunities. But at that point you're likely going into a specific area i.e. FP&A, treasury, insurance, etc. If i'm hiring someone down the road with 10 years experience and a high salary I'm making sure their experience is very specific to my opportunity. There's less room for "well if they did this they can certainly learn that" cause I can find someone who's already done exactly what I'm looking for.
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