sahil
Notable Contributor
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Deepak Chopra of Sales
Like in sales... it's the story that matters. If you have sound reasoning for moving jobs, you'll be fine.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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Agreed. As long as you're not going in there saying "I didn't like it" or "every boss I've had has been horrible," you're fine.
ARRisLife
Politicker
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Account Executive
They'll be many different opinions on this but I do think job hopping doesn't look great. I've seen folks interview at my place and they've lasted 12-24 months at each of the last 6 places on their resume. It just tells me that they're not going to stick around, heck it takes a year to really start making money- maybe they don't have the skill sets and certainly not the loyalty to stick it out.ย 

Having a short stint somewhere that didnt work out isn't a deal breaker for me but when I see no more then 2 years at multiple places its a huge turn off. That's why its so important to do your research and really you're interviewing the company for your next 'work home', have to be meticulous about it.ย 

Good Luck!ย 
funcoupons
WR Officer
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Who are you hiring? For people who are entry or even early mid level in a sales career, I think 1-2 years is a pretty reasonable amount of time to stay at a company... Also, what's said in an interview vs what actually happens at work can greatly differ. I don't think it's fair to put all of the onus on the employee to figure out if the job is for them - I've had very few interviews where the interviewers were honest about the challenges/disadvantages of the company.

I also question whether "loyalty" should come into play when discussing changing jobs... Do you think someone should stay with a company out of duty, even when they don't enjoy the work/culture/aren't making enough money to support their lifestyle? Let's be real here, if a company needed to let people go because they were bleeding cash, would they consider still keeping someone around because they felt loyal to their employee? I highly doubt it.ย 


CuriousFox
WR Officer
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Company loyalty from me exists if the company pays me. Why would I be "loyal" to a firm that doesn't reward/recognize said loyalty?
fuzzy
Notable Contributor
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CMO (Chief Meme Officer)
Really depends. If it's only a few months, don't even put it on the resume. If it's a year or so, just explain trajectory, bad leadership, COVID. It's all about confidence and not saying "I just want that money bro"
Bittersweet0326
Politicker
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Digital Business Associate
Job hopping doesn't look great on the resume but as long as you have solid reasons for leaving and can explain that during the interview you should be ok.
SgtAE
WR Officer
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AE
Right now with COVID dropping that word will make recruiters and interviews empathetic. they understand you could have just been laid off because of covid so right now job hopping isn't as bad IMHOย 
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