Job switching in software development
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hi, Is this good or bad habit to switch job in field of software development ? some people take this positive as it provides learning and career advancement but some take this as negative. My resume consist of 3 job switches in 4 years. is this too much ? :confused: how much a Software Developer should stay in a company, i think minimum 1 year. what's your opinion?
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hi, Is this good or bad habit to switch job in field of software development ? some people take this positive as it provides learning and career advancement but some take this as negative. My resume consist of 3 job switches in 4 years. is this too much ? :confused: how much a Software Developer should stay in a company, i think minimum 1 year. what's your opinion?
Yasser Azeem wrote:
some people take this positive as it provides learning and career advancement but some take this as negative. My resume consist of 3 job switches in 4 years. is this too much ?
It doesn't depend on the number of switches, but rather on how those switches are motivated. A "job" could take as little as six months and be called a success, or take 10 years.
Yasser Azeem wrote:
how much a Software Developer should stay in a company, i think minimum 1 year. what's your opinion?
A year is the minimum to know what was going on and to taste the culture. Having succesfully adapted and worked in various cultures and/or environments makes you more valueable.
I are Troll :suss:
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hi, Is this good or bad habit to switch job in field of software development ? some people take this positive as it provides learning and career advancement but some take this as negative. My resume consist of 3 job switches in 4 years. is this too much ? :confused: how much a Software Developer should stay in a company, i think minimum 1 year. what's your opinion?
Switching to software development is good :-D. However, switching jobs is not. Here is a simple explanation for that. When you switch jobs, you will never get to price yourself higher in your next applications. Its because employers are interested in how long you have worked in a specific position. So, lets say, for example, you have been working as a mathematician for 1 year, and then after 1 year, you switched to doing Botany. And then after that, you switched to Software Development and spent 1 year working on that field. You spent a total of 3 years working but only one year in software development. After that, you decided to apply for a different employer but same job(SW development). Most employers/companies will price you for 1 year because you are only exposed to software dev for 1 year. Do you get it now? Moral of the story? Concentrate on your field. Its good to be called "Jack of all trades" but its terrible if you land to become "Master of none". Just a friendly advice. :)