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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not in law, but in an IT technical field.  When I search resumes, I look for candidates to have stayed in each position at least 2 years.  If a candidate looks promising but has any job for less than 2 years, during an interview or phone interview, I'll ask them about the job and why they left.  If there is a decent reason to leave such as a negative atmosphere or a bad fit, then I don't worry about it.  If the answer is vague or they don't have a reference from the place, or they left for a better opportunity, then I red flag it.  My issue is that I don't want to hire an employee that might have a performance issue or that will jump ship when the first better opportunity rolls through.  There will always be more lucrative jobs that come by (we are federal contractors and don't pay the highest salaries) but I'll be investing anywhere from 6-12 weeks ramping a candidate up, I'd like them to last at least 2 years in the job before I would have to lather, rinse, repeat.  Candidates who have worked for my agency already, I'm a little more lenient with because they will take less time to ramp up to full speed as they don't have as much to get acclimated to in the environment, the bureaucracy, and the technical infrastructure.

Just some of the reasons that jobhoppers may have issues and what employers look for in those candidates.  The question is how much productivity will I get out of you before you jump ship.[/quote]

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