Frequent job changes good or bad?

I’ve never been one to want to change jobs like some people change sexual partners but as of late I’m on an every 2.5 years job change. The last 2 changes were because I was screwed out of bonus or commission. I’ve sucked it up in the past and as I’ve aged I have decided that I will move on if it happens.


What is everyone’s suggestions on discussing the “frequent” job changes that many employers question during interviews?


What are your views on frequent job changes?

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CuriousFox
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That's not frequent. It's normal now. 
TennisandSales
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2.5 years is NOT a bad tenure now a days. 
I had 6 months at one job, 8 months at another, then 2 years at the next. 

It all worked out fine. 
You just have to have good answers to why you left, and what your learned from that. 

most companies will get it. 
jefe
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It's absolutely the new normal. 'Job hopping' is a phrase used by old executives that expect your undying loyalty but will fire you/lay you off at the drop of a hat. 
UserNotFound
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I feel your pain. I’ve felt like a “hopper” and my shortest tenure is 19months. It’s not actually as big of a red flag to hiring managers as you’re scared it will be. What helped me was to look at the average tenure of the company/team I was on. If you’re worried it’ll come up- just respond with that figure. It usually speaks for itself really. (I worked someplace once that had a full 30-32% churn in staff in two consecutive 12m periods, with that context it wasn’t hard to get past the tenure objection)
Pachacuti
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Well I'm on the same sex partner for >5 years (I won't say exactly how long).  But I have never been in a single job for that long.  

Your resume is what you make it.  Don't lie, but you can omit things and play with dates (like using a year to year format rather than a Month, Yr format).  

In Sales, hopefully the interviewer will be focused on what you can bring to them and not the length of your individual job histories.  However too many 6-12 month jobs will raise a red flag with ANYONE.
SADSAAS
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2.5 is considered good today. 

Consistently leaving companies in under a year would be frequent. Even then, if you have a good story and reason for the exits companies won't bat an eye. 
NotCreativeEnough
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2-3 years is pretty normal. I wouldn't call it frequent unless its a year or less per job. 
Sunbunny31
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And even then, only if it's several companies in a row that way.
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