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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do have a question though

Do different assignments for a single contractor (e.g. Northrop Grumman, Lockheed, etc.) count as "job-hopping"? I work in IT if that affects the answer.

My own experience:

10y in private industry

3y 2m Company A, Project A - left because I was starting to measure times in terms of layoffs ("two layoffs ago, this happened.")

10m Company A, Project B - left due to me moving making the commute untenable

9m Company A, Project A - welcomed back with open arms, promotion in title and a slight increase in pay, left due to doing the work 3 people had been doing when I came on board at the start of it all

6m Company B, Project A, Assignment A - was reassigned (semi) voluntarily since I was the only member of the team with a DOD 8570 certification and the work was more in line with what I'd been doing at Company A and in my previous years in private industry.

5m Company B, Project A, Assignment B - what I'm doing now. Shave 30-45 minutes off my commute and I could see myself staying here 5-6 years. But I can't shave that time off my commute (see above, DOD contractor).

So four job changes in a little under five years. One was due to a reasonable fear of getting laid off, one was due to a move (sort of personal), one was for purely personal reasons, and one was at my company's request.

My first thought is to make it a year at my current assignment and start looking within Company B for a new position at the start of next year -- if that doesn't pan out, then expand my search gradually outside the company. [/quote]
No, that doesn't count as job hopping.[/quote]

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