Anonymous wrote:I throw any resumes in the trash that I get from anyone with more than 3 jobs in 5 years.

My boss said this, but for the last 5 people she hired, all had jobs that lasted 1-2 years throughout their whole career 😆

Anonymous wrote:I’m in IT project management. I’ve switched jobs every 2 years. Contracts end and sometimes I stay on and sometimes look for something better.

No one blinks at the fact I’ve had 3 jobs in the last 5 years.

Same field and I wonder about this. Every project is from my experience entirely different, in terms of structure, organization (or lack thereof), team members, expectations...My previous project was fantastic and current one awful. I doubt I'll stay much longer.

I throw any resumes in the trash that I get from anyone with more than 3 jobs in 5 years.

I’m in IT project management. I’ve switched jobs every 2 years. Contracts end and sometimes I stay on and sometimes look for something better.

No one blinks at the fact I’ve had 3 jobs in the last 5 years.

It matters why you switched jobs.

It’s better than not updating your skills by staying in one place for 5/6 years.
It’s not as good as getting internal promotions, but hey, a lot of us aren’t good enough to be on the leadership track but sulk under one role for the sake of tenure is not the way to go.

I do it every 2-3 years last 30 years. It’s how you get salary up

It matters why you change jobs so often.

If you are steadily increasing your skills, gaining new and valuable experience, and improving your compensation, no problem except that some potential employers may avoid you as someone who will not likely stay around long and who consequently may not be worth investing in (for jobs which require training or on the job experience for effectiveness).

If you just move around laterally, the perception will be that you have trouble achieving/sustaining expected performance and were not seen as promotable in prior roles.

Anonymous wrote:2-3 years is fine.

+1. That is totally fine. The problem is every year.

No - it's been shown that it is the best way to increase your salary. People in DC especially move around quite a bit.

2-3 years is fine.

Can you show upward progress, or are you moving laterally?

Probably depends on the field.

After a certain age, yes in my sector people would wonder

Do you think it's still frowned upon? I have been switching every 2-3 years and nobody has asked me about it.