By Vivian Giang
The stigma when I talk to recruiters is that all the candidates I am finding are job hoppers and we will not hire them. This article by Vivian addresses the whys and why we should still be looking at them. And / or what we need to do to retain the great people we have. ~ The Organic Recruiter
Changing jobs every couple of years used to look bad on a resume.
Workers who stay with a company longer than two years are said to get paid 50% less, and job hoppers are believed to have a higher learning curve, be higher performers, and even to be more loyal, because they care about making a good impression in the short amount of time they know they’ll stay with each employer.
Patty McCord, former chief talent officer for Netflix, says job hopping is a good thing, and young people should plan to do so every three to four years.
“In terms of managing your own career, if you don’t change jobs every three years, you don’t develop the skills of getting a job quickly, so then you don’t have any career stability,” Trunk tells Fast Company.
I read a lot of research about what makes a good employee … and people used to think that the longer you kept an employee, the more worth they are to you, because you train them and they get used to their job and then they do it.
An employee who stays on the job and isn’t learning at a really high rate is not as engaged, so they’re not doing as good work.
~ for complete article: http://www.fastcompany.com/3055035/the-future-of-work/you-should-plan-on-switching-jobs-every-three-years-for-the-rest-of-your-#
