Dangers of leveraging a new job for something more aligned with his/her goals?

Nyblizzard

I would like to hear what you guys think about someone who uses a newly acquired position (1-3 months on the job) as leverage to apply for more positions with better pay doing something more aligned with career goals? How are any potential employers going to view the jump, does it even matter?

overthetop

I've heard of it done at NMCI in Norfolk for people to get a TS. My own personal opinion is it looks bad on a resume. If I was a company I wouldn't hire anyone who spent less than 6 months at a prior position because it doesn't show that the individual has a desire for longevity for the company they applied to. I wouldn't waste the time or money, unless its a job similar to help desk where people come and go in and out like a 7Eleven

anhtran35

I usually stay with a company at least 2 years before jumping ship for higher pay or boredom.

Legacy User

If you were there for a month or so you really don't have to add on your resume. Or if choose to leave it on there you can easily say you gave it a month or so and quickly realized you are not a cultural fit.

katiesss

Alot of enthisastic people job hop,

i know alot of people who change jobs after several months under a year or just a year because they got bored or they wanted more money or they wanted something better.

Let me tell you, this is not good, when you job hop after a year or several months your actually hurting your career as well as the company, if you get hired and leave in less time cause you were bored or want to do something better
you shouldnt have being hired in the first place. It is totally ok if you get into a company and it was a bad company then that i perfectly fine to change jobs but you making a habbit of it shows that you do not know what your doing.

I met so many people that modified the dates of their employement to trick employers,

I know someone that hopped 3 times in a year and made his cv look like he was in 1 company for a year,

its ok to hop do what you want but please do not BS about it.

JoJoCal19

My general rule is 2 years minimum but last year I switched jobs after 8 months due to the combination of wanting to relocate back to where I moved from, and that even though my job title was great (AVP - Information Security Risk Management), the job duties itself were not great. The 15% pay raise on top of what I had already gotten when I got that job didn't hurt either. I do however think 1-3 months does not look good on a resume, and may deter some possible hiring managers/HR, but as long as it is the first and only one on the resume and you can explain it away (bad fit, duties not what they were supposed to be, relocation, etc) then it should be fine. I'd still try to make it to the 1 year mark.

Nyblizzard

What if the reason for leaving involve the following:

1 - Job duties not as closely aligned with initial job description as one though
2 - Work generally not aligned with short or long term career goals
3 - Opportunity to easily make more money on the next hop (whether a week or year from now)

lsud00d

The bottom line is if you can get that next job, what does it matter? I don't think anyone's personal opinions relating to loyalty or anything of the ilk are of importance if you can convince the next person that you're the guy/girl for the job. It is possible to run into hiring managers who think like that but if you make a good enough case for their ROI in you then you don't have anything to worry about.

A job is a business agreement on both ends--if it's not working for you or if there's better opportunity elsewhere, why waste both yours and their time? Thank them for the opportunity, help them transition your duties, and leave on good terms.

BlackBeret

While I don't like thread hijacking, I was wondering how it would look to hiring managers as well, and does the industry make a difference? Ex. contractors vs. permanent employees? I was hired on to a contract and told by the recruiter that "we just got this 5 year contract.. etc", moved across country, started, and found out the 5 year contract was ending in 3 months. Anytime a new company comes in they offer to keep most people on, but at a lower pay rate. Is job hopping overlooked more for contractors? I'm thinking in this industry it's more like LSUd00d says, if the next company hires you, why not?

kiki162

NY - would love to know more about your position now, and where you feel it can go.

I've done it myself once about 10 years ago. Got my first gig after getting my MCSE, and was in that job for about 3 months till something better came along that was closer to home, and paid $12K more. To me that was a no brainer. Bottom line is that it has to make sense for you career wise, and not just something that's going to make you more money. I agree with lsudd00d - it's about you and if another company hires you, the guilt will be short lived.

NetworkNewb

I don't think I would even put it on my resume if work less then 3 months at a job. I know I had one contract position that lasted 2 months and I don't put it on my resume. Just exaggerated a little bit on when I left the job before and got hired on the next job. Its not like you put exact dates on resumes.