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- Am I a job hopper? First job: 1 y 4 m Second job: 1 y 10 m Third job, Current: 9 m I really dislike my current company. If I leave around the 1.5 year mark, would that be bad to have 3 jobs under 2 years? If I could go back, I'd probably stay at my older companies longer. I have a better idea of what Im looking for
- vote Job Hoppers Yes, yes. We know how much disdain and negativity many of you have for those you perceive to be job hoppers. By the way, I’m defining a job hopper as anyone who moves on after less than 18-24 months with a company. So question: If a “job hopper” has a consistent track recorded of landing high prof
- Job hopper? 1st job: 1 year 5 months (intern to full time) 2nd job(current): 1 year 4 months My current job is toxic and I want to leave. Would leaving my current job make me look like a hopper?#engineering #software
- vote Am I a job hopper ? Role - Senior Data Analyst Masters in Business Analytics YOE - 4.5 Company 1 - 1 year (back in India, before Masters) Company 2 - 1 year 4 months Company 3 - 2 year 3 months Company 4 - 1 month TC - 90 + 4 + 10+5 (15 k is sign on and relocation) Low COL Also, when can I move next ? Sign on
- Professional job hoppers How do people manage to hop jobs so frequently without causing any red flags? Do you aim for promo at the current job then leave, how many years is enough before you hop? I've met someone who had 3 companies on their resume with 4 yoe, doesn't that send red flags to recruiters or am I missing somet
- vote Am I a job hopper? So, I currently have a couple of jobs under my belt, but not that many YOE. I'm curious how this would be seen by hiring managers and other developers. Currently the breakdown is as follows, all of them SDE positions: - Uni scholarship and internships: 1 year - NTT EMEA: 8 months - Metronom GMBH:
- Job hopper criteria As a SWE when are you considered a job hooper ? #tech
- vote Job hopping quotient : companies preferring job hoppers over long tenured I have a bias towards hiring job hoppers vs people who stayed > 3 yrs in one job. For me too its completely unthinkable to stay at one job for more then 2 yrs. Also, i found hoppers have better skills too. So what steps to take to increase the overall job hopping quotient in our companies and ensu
- Am I a job hopper? First job: 1 year (contract) Second job: 1 year and 3 months Then Internship before my master: 5 months Master 1: 1 year Third job: 1 year Fourth job: 6 months Master 2: 1 year Now at my master and looking for work The reason why I did master was for career transition and visa. I am almost 30 (lik
- Am I a job hopper? Pretty new to dev (2 yoe). First role was 6 months due to COVID (business was very small and cut hours so I left), 1.1 yrs at next place, then joined tech startup 6 mos ago and now going pretty far in interviews at Color genomics after they reached out to me on linkedin. Hard to decide if I’ll leav
- Why companies accept job hoppers? Why companies accept job hoppers(for business role in tech)? (I see some people literally move every year and still manage to get into top firms) How do you see this? (If you are a hiring manager)
- Labelled as job hopper? Company type /duration Mnc/2 years Startup/1.2 years Walmart/ 7 months* The things i have learnt after joining Walmart is almost nil. I beleive I'm a workaholic person, which was purely evident during my stint at startup. Worked 10+ hours daily on average and always had a sense of achievement n owne
- vote Am I a job hopper? First job at WITCH consultancy: 1 year 2 months ($61,000) Second job as software engineer at US car (e.g. GM, Ford, etc.): 1 year 4 months ($65,000) Third job as associate product manager at Amex: 1 year 6 months ($70,000) Fourth job as product manager at small payments company: just joined a mon
- vote Job Hopper? Yes or no: Company 1: 2 months (left for +50% TC) Company 2: 2.5 years (left for +50% TC) Company 3: 2 months (left due to toxic culture) Company 4: 1 year also comment if you could leave the two 2 month roles off your resume.
- vote Does this make me a job hopper? First job: 1.5 years. Left for Google L4. Second job: Current role 1.5 years I want to hunt for senior SWE. Do these stints make me look like a job hopper? TC: $300k
- Job Hoppers: Reminder to cancel your LeetCode subscription Just got billed another $159 because forgot to cancel. Don't be me. TC: $350k (+190k, ty leetcode)
- Are there no repercussions for frequent job hoppers? I have friends who seem to hop jobs every 8 - 12 months. If I were a manager I wouldn't want to hire someone who would potentially leave after in under a year. It takes several months just to get ramped up to speed. But it seems the industry just doesn't care. What's stopping people from just consta
- Would I be considered a job hopper? Job 1: 5 years (left due to better work/role) Job 2: 3 years (left as I had to relocate) Job 3: 1 year 1 month (toxic work culture) Job 4: 1 year, yet to resign as I am relocating. Work culture is bad too but might have stayed for 1 more year if I was not supposed to relocate Thanks YoE: 10 TC: 65
- link Kevin O’Leary puts job hopper resumes in the garbage https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/04/kevin-oleary-on-the-biggest-resume-red-flag.html He is clearly advising the industry here and I agree. Too much low talent individuals who achieve nothing at work but manage to get better pay by tricking interviewers.
- vote Are non job hoppers happy that pandemic superstars got slaughtered? Folks who stuck with their stable jobs and didn't really chase any of the pre ipo dreams, how happy are you to see your greedy peers who joined high growth companies get slaughtered after the string of stock selloffs? tc - 400 #tech #engineering #software #facebook #apple #amazon #netflix #google
- Am I a job hopper? No stunt over 3 years.. I have 9 YOE as SWE. I always had trouble staying at a company for more than 3 years. I stayed at Microsoft for 3 years, Google for 2 years and now at FB for 2.5 years and want to change badly . I either get bored or burnout and badly want a change and then leave. I have gotten promoted at every com
- vote Job hoppers , how many 1year or less stint do you have? TC 250
- Will I be tagged as a job hopper Hey Blind, Will keep it short, my work duration for my previous company is as follows: Company A : 4.5 years (layoff) Company B : 1.2 yr (left due to toxic culture) Company C : 1.2 yr ( current ) Got a verbal confirmation of a job offer but contemplating if jump would have a negative effect in th
- vote How long should I stay at my second job to not be considered a job hopper? First job was a stint of 1.5 years
- vote Job hoppers, are you factoring in the stability of potential companies more? For current job hoppers now. Are you starting to consider stability factors like: layoff history, profitability, burn rate, cash reserves, stock volatility/performance. In offers more? TC: $285k/2.5
- vote Is it true that it is extremely hard for job hoppers to pass cv screening from recruiters? Is it true that it is extremely hard for job hoppers to pass cv screening from recruiters? My hopping means every 10 months to 1.5 years
- vote How long to stay at current company not looking like I am a job hopper? Company A - 1.5 years(full-time internship) Company B - 8 months IBM - current - 4 months I have been interviewing a lot but some HR questions keep bugging me. Why I want to leave if I just got in. Reality I am just trying to get paid in dollar because Brazilian currency is very low(I don't say tha
- For job-hoppers: how to not start off on the wrong foot in a place with unknown or shitty culture This is from my own experience and from advice that I have received from mentors and friends. This post is aimed at people who have often written here about landing in a depressing environment at their new job, but it also applies to anyone in general, especially in the tech industry. This is based
- vote Ideal amount of years to stay in a SWE role to maximize TC while not being labeled a "job hopper"? If you want to optimize for TC but not be considered a job hopper throughout your career (and having that negatively impact your hire-ability) , what is the ideal amount of years to stay in a SWE role before getting a new job?
- vote Most transferable (cross-company) expertise w/ unlimited job openings for sustainable career growth as 4-year RSU hopper above "min. wage" by Bay Area/Blind/NY standards: $100k @ 0 YoE $200k @ 5 YoE $350k @ 10 YoE
- vote Is job hopping still viewed negatively to hiring managers Do employers see job hoppers as a red flag 🚩 For example, say you are interviewing a guy with 2 YOE: 1st job for 1 year 2nd job for 1 year
- vote How long should you spend at your first company? To maximize long term growth, learning, and TC. Also, to avoid looking like a job hopper.
- vote Acceptable period to switch jobs? To not come off as job/TC hopper #tech
- vote job hopping: how long of tenure qualifies? if someone changed jobs every X interval, youd consider them a job hopper. pick the largest range.
- Is it the worst time for job hunting? Really pissed off by some nasty managers and plan to change jobs. How is other job hoppers experience so far?
- vote If companies don’t want employees leaving after one year shouldn’t they offer RSUs? Hiring Managers and Recruiters want us to stay 2-3 years not to look like a job hopper but then don’t offer any incentive to stay e.g. RSUs that vest over 2-3 years.
- vote Should I be concerned about job hopping? First job: 2 years Second job (Microsoft): 1.5 years Just got a good offer with better TC but am worried about being a job hopper. Current TC 175K Possible new TC 250K
- vote How much have your RSU's decreased since ATH? Me ~11-12% Snap down 55%, Hood down 80%, Coinbase down 38%, Lyft 45%, Roblox 42%, Doordash 50%, Zoom 70%, Pinterest 63%, Twitter 50%, Zillow 75%, Square 53%, etc... Recent job hoppers getting hit hard.
- Reason for job hopping Job 1: 5 months Job 2: 3 months Job 3: 7 months and counting Looking to quit my current job but don’t want to be seen as a job hopper. What are some good reasons for quiting so many jobs (besides I didn’t like the work)?
- vote Most Prestigious Job Hopping June 2018- first company Sept 2019- second company Dec 2020- third company Now- fourth company Am I a job hopper? When can I start interviewing again? TC 250
- Question for AR/VR people, are your skills transferrable? Say that u work at Reality Labs and everything goes to shit, can you still find a job elsewhere with your skills? This stuff seems niche and useless elsewhere and for job hoppers that want to maximize TC, it won't help, would it? TC: 0 (student)
- Job hopping doesn’t prevent you from getting jobs. It’s simple: If job hopping prevented you from getting jobs, it wouldn’t be possible to job hop in the first place. I hear a lot of people saying to be careful about switching jobs too often, because it prevents you from getting future opportunities. The simple logic of this doesn’t make sense - i
- How long should I wait to leave my first job? I’ve been at my job for 3 months and honestly don’t want to stay here any longer. However, I don’t want another company to see me as if im a job hopper. How long should I stay before leaving?
- vote How long is long enough at Amazon? Everyone always says just stay at Amazon long enough to get out and find a better job, how long is long enough to stay at Amazon for it to help with a career and not make you look like a job hopper?
- Planning to leave another job in just 2 months I left my previous tech job (bay area) in 6 months for this new job where its been just 2 months for more interesting work and even more tc. How do i convince recruiters/HMs that I am not a job hopper. TC - 325k
- Changing job after 6 months of starting... reasons to give new company Long story short joined a toxic team, thinking to change but what reason should i give to new employer so as not to come as job hopper.
- Changing Jobs Often Job 1: 2.5 years Job 2: 2 years Job 3: 1.1 years Job 4: 5 months I am currently on Job 5. I plan to leave that job after ~1.5 year. Will I be considered a job hopper and have hard time finding a new one? Is switching often considered normal in current tech world?
- Leaving after 6 months I have around 3 YOE split between 2 companies is it bad idea especially for my resume (job hopper) to leave after 6 months to go to a startup for 40 to 60k TC and LVL increase? It is a series D ATM. TC: 180k YoE: almost 3 L61
- vote Job hopping multiple times after 6 months for +50% TC Interviewing 6 months into every new role and continually receiving offers for +50% TC seems like a good strategy. If a company doesn’t give you an offer then you just stay longer in your current role. If a company gives you an offer then they don’t care or think you’re a job hopper. Do you have a
- Declined offer at start up to stay at Facebook Now having second thoughts... Startup had better title and pay... but I was afraid to be seen as a job hopper... Is staying at Facebook for at least 4 years worth it?