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Just How Bad Does Job-Hopping Look to Hiring Managers?

Updated 6/19/2020
Just How Bad Does Job-Hopping Look to Hiring Managers?
Does one hop forward mean two hops back?

From 1990 to the present, the number of people who have stayed in the same job for less than two years has grown from 16% to 51%.

It seems pretty safe to say job-hopping has become common.

However, if you have a personal history of job-hopping, it may be damaging your employment prospects—especially if you’re unemployed for a while between jobs or are a younger or older candidate. Here’s what hiring managers had to say about the matter. (The results may surprise you.)


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