4 Ways Job Hopping Can KILL Your Career Success

By Kennedy Omondi

Moving from one career to another is normal. However, when frequently done, it poses serious concerns to potential employers when one is seeking a new job.

It is therefore important to employees that have moved from jobs to put emphasis on the positive aspects that come with it.

1.You have Questionable Skills.

Many of short stints in jobs on your resume will undoubtedly raise questions about your skills and work ethics.

Employers will be hesitant in hiring people who have held several positions for over short time lines.

This is because it shows that their skills were either inadequate or even not a matching their current position. It might even be perceived that the skills in your CV are not practical in you.

2.You will be seen as Not Having a Career Objective.
When one starts a career, he/she has a particular objective he/she has set for their career paths. Therefore, when someone moves frequently from one job to the other, he is seen as not being focused or lacking purpose in their career.

3.Employers will be hesitant to invest in you.
Employers are concerned that with an employee that keeps moving from job to job, he lacks a sense of security on him and cannot be depended on.

Loyalty goes a long way and from the employers’ perspective gives them dependability that they can count on.

4. You Might Be Perceived as not Dependable.

The employer will wonder if you jump ship at the first sign of trouble, or if you always think the grass is greener someplace else, a potential employer likely wants to see some history of loyalty and the ability to be part of the solution when the going gets tough something that the company cannot guarantee with you.

The most important thing is to be able to demonstrate that no matter where you worked or for how long, that you were someone who was critical to the success of a project or the company as a whole.

This should be brought out clearly in your accomplishment within the CV.