Question for more experienced people, and hiring managers. I have 5 years of experience and 4 companies on my resume. First company - 14 months Second company - 17 months Third company - 15 months Current company - 15 months and still working here Would another change look bad on my resume? At each company I have contributed to the project and made significant changes. I am not a job-hopper, but I often look for a company with growth and a better TC. I live in a country with low cost of living in Europe, so changing jobs is often a big change in salary. Would you take my resume negatively as a hiring manager? #engineering #software #swe #faang
Some managers might not like it, but it is the state of affairs. I usually start looking 9 months in. Maybe 20% of interviewers get turned off but the majority don’t care.
This is the right attitude. As an interviewer idgaf
Agreed. On the other end, it’s a red flag to me that a manager expects employees to be loyal and stay at a company where their learning has stagnated and that doesn’t pay them as much as they could make elsewhere. We’re all just trading labor for money, and employers lay off and fire as needed without that same loyalty in return. I don’t want to work for someone who is too stupid to recognize that. Job hop away!
I wouldn’t even select you for an interview now
And that’s why you’re in salesforce which doesn’t attract too talent
Dude, I left Microsoft for a promo, a raise and 280% of my stock vesting pipeline that I had at Microsoft. So what does that make your employer?!? 🤔🤣🤣🤣
I personally don't take it negatively. I didn't complete 2 years in my first 4 jobs, then stayed 14 years in my 5th job. Now I am changing again because that is the best way to increase TC now.
That’s what I’m looking for. I have a few short stints but I would stay 7-10 years at the right company for sure.
No one will fault you for optimizing for TC, that’s all of us need to do. Just how you optimizing it, jumping every year shows you don’t put emphasis on thinking long term strategically
No, employer's can fire you within an year of hiring and you have every right to find another better opportunity. It just shows that you are in more demand somewhere else and the current job is not able to meet your value.
This wouldn't put me off at all. If these were under one year I might go "hmm" but this trajectory suggests that you're open to change, are seeking new experiences and have not yet found the right long term opportunity. Generally I don't mind this at all. On the flip side I saw a resume last year that showed 24 years at Microsoft and that stuck out to me more as a red flag as I worried this person may be too rigid and have limited exposure to other ways of thinking. I would still want to talk to that person as I could be wrong but a tenure that long at one company feels antiquated.
Mine looks like that but I stayed till the last day at all those companies (failed startups). What should I do?
Nothing. If someone asks, you can mention that the startups crashed. Whenever people ask me about short durations, I always present a valid reason. Contract job, startup ran out of funding, toxic culture, work became monotonous, etc. Everyone has experienced these issues so it’s easy for them to empathize with your situation. I’ve never said I wanted to make more money, but definitely said, I felt underpaid compared to my peers.
You have a great narrative there actually. I think sharing that you believed in these endeavors and wanted to see it through shows a certain grit and commitment. There's no shame in going down with a ship, sometimes we get so engrossed in a business we lose perspective but that's not exactly a bad quality to a prospective employer.
Some hiring managers care. Some don’t. Are you getting outreach on LinkedIn? Because the people messaging you don’t care.
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It is bad. This is classic job hopper. Without any explanation, I will take it negatively. The moment you leave because of comp and you do it three times in five years will make me hesitate to give you a chance. Sorry for the bluntness, mate. Hope you think a bit before you jump again. Having said that, it might be normal in the place you live so that would be fine but definitely a red flag for a lot of US companies
+1
Would it still be a red flag if it’s same company but different roles within the company after 1-1.5 years