So i changed my job again.
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
As my optimum job is a contract position this is a given, I would not choose to change a perm job regularly but then I'm at the other end of my career and I've been in the same contract for 8 years!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
One of the best bits of employment advice I ever received was from the engineering manager at my first company. He recommended that it was best to change roles and companies frequently (every 2-3 years or so) in the early stages of your career. He explained that that was the best way to get a broad range of experience and not to become institutionalised, and would ultimately make you more employable in the future. The implication was that depth of experience could come later in your career once you have at least an understanding of all the core fundamentals. I have to say that this has definitely been the case for me - it enabled me to have the confidence to leave a job I'd only been in for 5 months because I hated its slow-moving culture and got a job a few weeks later with a much better company. This was only possible though because I had an engineering background, combined with an IT role early in my career and experience of managing both small teams and large projects in a variety of industries. My sister has the opposite experience. She is currently earning more than me but doing a job she hates at a company where she has worked since leaving school 24 years ago. She has applied for jobs elsewhere but finds that despite her ability and results she finds she gets rejected because she only knows the 'Company X' way of doing things. Just my 2c, hope it helps? Andy B
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As my optimum job is a contract position this is a given, I would not choose to change a perm job regularly but then I'm at the other end of my career and I've been in the same contract for 8 years!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
The fact that you are asking the question here makes me think you already know the answer ;) It's up to you to make that answer "correct" for you.
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
I agree with the other comments here. But, there is a danger that if you change jobs too often any potential employer may reject you on the basis that you don't stay anywhere very long and are thus not reliable. Remember, an employer is making an investment in you and expects to get a return on that investment. Having said all that I wish you luck in your new job.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
In my opinion it depends on what are you looking for; in the company in which I'm working help-desk people need quite a long training before being comfortable, since the product could be quite complicated. Looking at the youngsters' CVs, usually I don't like to see a long list under work experience: that means they are only trying to gain experience and soon they will leave without being useful. Other 2 cents, but from the company point of view and with different cultural background (in Italy the work market is very paralyzed, and once you find the perm job you will be fine).
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
You've got to do what's best for you. There's a great post by Ted Dziuba that sums up my feelings pretty well: http://blog.havenbastion.org/2010/05/why-engineers-hop-jobs.html[^] I've never been at a place for more than three years. I move when I need to get on in my career - more money or a higher position usually. If my current employer can't do that for me then I have to take responsibility for it and do it myself. If I'd simply stayed at one of my first couple of jobs I'd still be knocking out low quality "as quickly as possible" ASP.net websites for a pittance.
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They keep paying me and the work NEVER stops and is reasonably interesting so yeah a long time!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
I think it is best to change jobs every 4-5 years. This is what I've done.
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This is my 3rd job in my 2.6 year of experience. My first job was 6 month duration, left because of low salary, 2nd job spent 2 years there, now joined another company near my home, Better salary. do you think it is good changing job after 2 3 years untill you find your dream job? :confused:
Most companies in the U.S. in today's market will tell you they value dedicated individuals that are loyal to the company. The fact is many of them don't really value you and will let you go at a moments notice no matter how long you have been there. If times get tough no matter how loyal or dedicated you have been you could find yourself without a job. A friend who has been a consultant for close to a decade gave me these two bits of advice that I have found to be very true. "Do what is best for you! If you are not happy at a position, you are going to torpedo your own career because subconciously you will not being your best work." "If you interview well and fit their position companies will hire you. Especially if they think they can make money off you no matter what your tenure was at previous jobs."
Brett A. Whittington Application Developer
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You've got to do what's best for you. There's a great post by Ted Dziuba that sums up my feelings pretty well: http://blog.havenbastion.org/2010/05/why-engineers-hop-jobs.html[^] I've never been at a place for more than three years. I move when I need to get on in my career - more money or a higher position usually. If my current employer can't do that for me then I have to take responsibility for it and do it myself. If I'd simply stayed at one of my first couple of jobs I'd still be knocking out low quality "as quickly as possible" ASP.net websites for a pittance.
:sigh:
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