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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But doesn't it look weird to an employer that you just started a new job a month ago and you are still looking?[/quote]

I'd like to hear from hiring managers -- how would you feel about this? I am in a similar situation. I was worried about the stability of my old job, so grabbed the first thing that came along. It's not the right fit, so I want to continue looking. I expect it will take me six months to find another job that's a better fit. When I start interviewing, I am expecting to say that the job isn't turning out to be the right fit, something I didn't know until I started working. But I really don't know how that will be received. Any ideas?

OP: I'd take the job. It's so much harder to find a job when you are out of work. [/quote]
Hiring manager perspective: a pattern of short-term stints, if you were not a contractor, is a red flag.
If you apply to my organization after having been in your current job for just a few months, I will scrutinize your explanation very closely, with the rationale that if you can do this to your current employer, you can do it again to a future employer.[/quote]

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